When sailor Aaron Ammons steps off the USS Wasp Monday morning, he'll be on the lookout for one very special lady: Mom.
She'll be waiting for him at Port Everglades along with dozens of well-wishers welcoming nearly 2,000 shipmates for the start of Fleet Week.
Ammons, a 13-year Navy veteran, has been dreaming of mom's home cooking.
"Ahh, I can't wait," the 32-year-old West Palm Beach native said from aboard the ship as it made its way from New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale. "She makes some good homemade lasagna, I can tell you that."
For nearly a quarter of a century, warships have been steaming into Port Everglades to give hundreds of sailors and Marines a chance to bar hop and shop, let loose and unwind.