Sailors and their families have lives on pause, uncertain if they'll return to Mideast

Sailors and family members who were evacuated from U.S. bases in the Middle East months ago are waiting for the military to figure out what will happen to the lives they left behind.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5470x3647+0+0/resize/5470x3647!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F6c%2F8032e885429d9348559aba1df852%2Fgettyimages-2265509826.jpg' alt='A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12.'/><p>Sailors and family members who were evacuated from U.S. bases in the Middle East months ago are waiting for the military to figure out what will happen to the lives they left behind.</p><p>(Image credit: Fadhel Madhan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5929463' />