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Two Women Share First Kiss After U.S. Navy Ship’s Return

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Two women — Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta and Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell — honored a Navy tradition on Wednesday, sharing a kiss as the USS Oak Hill returned from 80 days at sea. They are the first same-sex couple to share the “first kiss” after a ship returns home.

[Photo credit: Brian J. Clark/Associated Press]

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