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Sailors assigned to the USS Alexandria come ashore after returning from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors assigned to the USS Alexandria come ashore after returning from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Photos: USS Alexandria arrival

U-T photographer Nelvin C. Cepeda captures the fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria returning from a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific on Thursday, May 15.

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USS Alexandria entered San Diego Bay on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
USS Alexandria entered San Diego Bay on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors onboard the USS Alexandria submarine as they ready to pull into Naval Base Point Loma after returning home from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returns after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors onboard the USS Alexandria submarine as they ready to pull into Naval Base Point Loma after returning home from deployment on Thursday.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Families waited pier side to greet their sailor assigned to the USS Alexandria that returned from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Families waited pier side to greet their sailor assigned to the USS Alexandria that returned from deployment on Thursday.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors onboard the USS Alexandria submarine as they pull into Naval Base Point Loma after returning home from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returns after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The USS Alexandria returns after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors onboard the USS Alexandria work the lines as they tie up pier side at Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returns after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sailors onboard the USS Alexandria work the lines as they tie up pier side at Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Families waited pier side to greet their sailor assigned to the USS Alexandria. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Families waited pier side to greet their sailor assigned to the USS Alexandria. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cooper Rose (l), 10, and Hudson Rose (r), 7, were among the family  who waited pier side for their loved one to return home. Returning from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025, the USS Alexandria pulled into Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cooper Rose (l), 10, and Hudson Rose (r), 7, were among the family who waited pier side.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cmdr. Chris Rose (c), Alexandria's commanding officer, was among the sailors on the conning tower as the USS Alexandria pulled into Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in San Diego, CA. USS Alexandria returns to Naval Base Point Loma after a 7-month deployment in the Pacific. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cmdr. Chris Rose (c), Alexandria’s commanding officer, was among the sailors on the conning tower as the USS Alexandria pulled into Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Guillermo Lopez (l) is greeted pier side with his wife, Tatiana Lopez, and his daughter, Romina Lopez, after returning home. Returning from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025, the USS Alexandria pulled into Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Guillermo Lopez (l) is greeted pier side with his wife, Tatiana Lopez, and his daughter, Romina Lopez, after returning home. Returning from deployment on Thursday, May 15, 2025, the USS Alexandria pulled into Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fernando Reyesbey was among the sailors assigned to the USS Alexandria that returned from deployment and were greeted by their families on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The USS Alexandria returned to Naval Base Point Loma after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fernando Reyesbey was among the sailors assigned to the USS Alexandria that returned from deployment.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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