VIRGINIA BEACH — The USS Oak Hill is returning to its home port in Virginia following an 80-day deployment to Central America.
The amphibious dock landing ship is scheduled to arrive at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story today.
While deployed, the ship and its multi-service crew participated in exercises involving the militaries of Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia and Panama as part of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012.
More than 300 sailors, marines, soldiers, airmen and Coast Guardsman are expected to arrive in Virginia Beach during the homecoming ceremony.

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