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USS Monterey returns home after seven-month deployment

More than 300 sailors will return to Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday.

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NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- More than 300 sailors on board the USS Monterey (CG 61) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday.

The Monterey has spent the last seven months in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

USS Monterey returns home after seven-month deployment

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The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) returns to its homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, May 6, completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation.

The crew took part in the air strikes against Syria after an alleged chemical attack last month. They fired 30 tomahawk missiles from the Red Sea.

PHOTOS: USS Monterey deploys to the Middle East

PHOTOS: USS Monterey Deploys as Surge Force

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MC2(SW) Justin Wolpert

171016-N-VC599-017 NORFOLK (Oct. 16, 2017) Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson Jr., commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, waves to the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) as the ship deploys from Naval Station Norfolk. Monterey departed for a surge deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)