NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – Naval Station Mayport welcomed the Navy’s newest commissioned warship Thursday as the USS Cleveland arrived in Jacksonville following its commissioning ceremony in Ohio last month.
For the crew members and their families, the homecoming was more than a military milestone — it was deeply personal.
Navy wife Jacqueline Martinez had been waiting months for this moment. She and her husband, Sailor Phillip Martinez, welcomed a baby girl, Juliette, on Feb. 22 — but Phillip had yet to meet her…