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SAN DIEGO -- Loved ones embrace a crewmember of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton on a pier at Naval Base San Diego after the ship's return to homeport after a 76-day patrol to the Eastern Pacific, Sept. 30, 2010. Du... More
Marissa Cordova, wife of 1st Lt. Charlie Cordova, hugs
Marissa Cordova, wife of 1st Lt. Charlie Cordova, hugs her husband for the first time in 10 months during a homecoming celebration aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 18. The newlyweds only spent six days toget... More
Corporal Lucas S. Valverde, a field wireman with 2nd
Corporal Lucas S. Valverde, a field wireman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, greets his son for the first time aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 23, 2015. Valver... More
170828-N-OW019-007 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 28, 2017) Sailors
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Petty Officer 1st Class Aristotle Tuvera, Hospital
Petty Officer 1st Class Aristotle Tuvera, Hospital Corpsman, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his daughter Aisis, 6 months, for the first time during a 1/7 homecoming event Sept. 15 at Del Valle Field.
Cpl. Edward Rodriguez, mortar-man, 2nd Battalion, 7th
Cpl. Edward Rodriguez, mortar-man, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment looks at a sign his loved ones made for him during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 20, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7... More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Staff Sgt.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Damian Fonseca, a training chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.1, from Modesto, Calif., embraces ... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marines and sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and 1st Marine Logistics Group are welcomed back by family and friends after their deployment in Afghanistan aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San D... More
Family members wait for the arrival of Lance Cpl. David
Family members wait for the arrival of Lance Cpl. David Castro, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment at the San Mateo parade deck, March 27. More than 300 Marines and sailors with 2nd Bn., 4th... More
SAN DIEGO (Jun. 25, 2015) – Sonar Technician (Surface)
SAN DIEGO (Jun. 25, 2015) – Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Matthew Clark meets his son, Brian, for the first time after a 250-day independent deployment aboard the USS Milius (DDG 69). While deployed to t... More
Corey Fulton and brother Tyler Fulton, hold welcome
Corey Fulton and brother Tyler Fulton, hold welcome home signs for their father Maj. Travis M. Fulton, an ammunition officer who deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD). I MEF (FWD) assumed command of... More
A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS
A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) kisses his baby for the first time during a homecoming celebration at Naval Base San Diego. Cowpens played a critical role in Operation Damaya... More
Master Gunnery Sgt. David Hall, intelligence chief
Master Gunnery Sgt. David Hall, intelligence chief for Task Force Al-Asad 15.1, greets friends and family at a homecoming ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 17, 2015. The task force,... More
170515-N-VR594-0181 SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2017) Chief
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151123-N-NV908-059 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 23, 2015) Sailors
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Expeditionary
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan return home from a year-long deployment aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014. In addition to conducting combat operations these Ma... More
Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 24. The Marines deployed eight months with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Cpl. Nicholas Neuner, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion,
Cpl. Nicholas Neuner, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, hugs his 1-year-old son, Noah, during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field, April 14, 2015. Marines and sailors of 2/7 served a... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Payne, a UH-1Y Venom and
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Payne, a UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper aviation technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, is reunited with family and friends aft... More
191124-M-QS181-1504 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON,
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A sailor assigned to amphibious transport dock ship
A sailor assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) embraces a child at a homecoming ceremony at Naval Base San Diego. Green Bay returned from deployment to the Western Pacific region wit... More
A sailor, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald
A sailor, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), holds his newborn baby for the first time after the ship returned to its homeport of San Diego. Ronald Reagan completed a seven-month deplo... More
180511-N-LI768-1253 SAN DIEGO (May 11, 2018) Gas Turbine
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Hunter Novak, an automotive technician
U.S. Marine Sgt. Hunter Novak, an automotive technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) reunites with his wife after a successful, eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pac... More
151123-N-PG340-044 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 23, 2015) Damage
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US COAST GUARD Boutwell homecoming
Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew wait anxiously for them to moor and disembark at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to home port after a two-month Eastern P... More
Maj. Phil Kendro, operations officer with 3rd Marine
Maj. Phil Kendro, operations officer with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a San Diego, native, holds his children after returning from Afghanistan aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 1. Kendro ... More
Linden Coe, waits for her husband, Sgt. Zac Coe, field
Linden Coe, waits for her husband, Sgt. Zac Coe, field radio operator, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, to return home from a 7-month-long deployment to Afghanistan, during the battalion’s advanced party hom... More
Petty Officer Third Class Tyler K. Curty, a hospital
Petty Officer Third Class Tyler K. Curty, a hospital corpsman with Company H, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, is reunited with his family after a seven-month deployment aboard Marine C... More
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer studies a manual for the
Lance Cpl. Taylor A. Vollmer studies a manual for the the M134 GAU-17 Gatling Gun in preparation for a Joint Terminal Attack Control training scenario Dec. 15 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. A JTAC ... More
2/7 returns home, US Marine Corps Photo
A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment embraces a loved one after returning home from deployment at Victory Field aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 18, ... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward),
A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group, greets his family during a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 20. Marines with CLR-15 (Fwd.) have been deployed to Helma... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Rohzen, a fixed-wing
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Rohzen, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reunites with his wife during a homecoming ceremony a... More
A woman points toward Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell,
A woman points toward Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, showing her grandchildren where to see their dad aboard the cutter as it returns home to San Diego from deployment, Feb. 13, 2014. The Boutwell returned from a... More
150205-N-HA376-070 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.
150205-N-HA376-070 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2015) — Construction Electrician Constructionmen Felipe Rivera, from Houston, greets his fiancé on the flight line at Point Mugu, Calif., following... More
Friends and family welcome home service members with
Friends and family welcome home service members with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, the "Death Rattlers," in front of the Bobe Hope Theater aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 10. VMF... More
191127-N-HD110-1073 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 27, 2019) Sailors
191127-N-HD110-1073 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 27, 2019) Sailors man the rails of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) as the ship returns to San Diego. Harpers Ferry, part of the Boxer Amphibious R... More
200723-N-PG340-1101 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (July 23,
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Marines begin lifting up the American flag in preparation
Marines begin lifting up the American flag in preparation for the return of Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, Sept. 2. RCT-1 marched in underneath the flag before being dismissed to their families ... More
Cpl. Roxana Avalos, supply clerk, Combat Logistics
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180202-N-HS117-0136 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2018) Fireman
180202-N-HS117-0136 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2018) Fireman Recruit Mary Dobbins kisses her husband, Collin Reeme, at Naval Base San Diego. Pearl Harbor, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th... More
181121-N-CZ893-0571 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 21, 2018) Family
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Marines with Supporting Arms Liaison Team 8, 1st Air
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180721-N-IE405-001 SAN DIEGO (July 21, 2018) Hospital
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Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 returned from deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 24. Families, friends ... More
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The family of Cmdr. Michael Desmond, commanding officer
The family of Cmdr. Michael Desmond, commanding officer of Littoral Combat Ship Crew 103, welcome Desmond home during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station North Island. Crew 103 was relieved by Crew 11... More
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US COAST GUARD Boutwell homecoming
Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew wait anxiously for them to moor and disembark at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to home port after a two-month Eastern P... More
Posters spread across one of the fences located at
Posters spread across one of the fences located at the San Mateo parade deck where more than 300 Marines and sailors with Golf Company and Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment returned from a seven-m... More
Eight-year-old Alex Velasquez waits for his father,
Eight-year-old Alex Velasquez waits for his father, Staff Sgt. Andres Velasquez, to return from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan just in time for the holidays at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 20. More tha... More
Carolina Khamkhong and her son Laude wait for her husband,
Carolina Khamkhong and her son Laude wait for her husband, Petty Officer 3rd Class Promlikhit Khamkhong, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, to return from... More
Families, friends and coworkers welcome home 100 Marines
Families, friends and coworkers welcome home 100 Marines and Sailors from the command and logistics combat elements who deployed with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central... More
Integrated Task Force commanding officer brings music to Range 500
Col. Matthew G. St. Clair, commanding officer of the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, plays "The Marines Hymn" on his bagpipes for the Marines of Company B, GCEITF, at Range 500, Marine Air Ground C... More
160811-N-SF984-001 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 11, 2016) – Sailors
160811-N-SF984-001 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 11, 2016) – Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) prepare to pull into port at Naval Base San Diego. Mobile Bay returned from a regularly schedul... More
Friends and family welcome home service members with
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150927-N-GW139-164 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 27, 2015) - The
150927-N-GW139-164 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 27, 2015) - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transits San Diego Bay as it returns to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego. Mercy completed a nearly five-month deploymen... More
180202-N-HS117-0091 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2018) Family
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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) arrives in San Diego May 8. Lake Champlain was deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo b... More
Two couples embrace in hugs June 14, 2020, at Beale
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Lance Cpl. Clifford Karp, an airframe mechanic with
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170705-N-IE405-224 SAN DIEGO (July 5, 2017) Family
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171205-N-GR847-0049 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 05, 2017) Culinary
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Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson come ashore after returning to Naval Base Coronado. Carl Vinson concluded a six-month deployment supporting maritime theater security operat... More
Cpl. Greg Thibert, training non-commissioned officer
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Neya and Julian Sanchez cheer as their father arrives
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Sailors assigned to future amphibious assault ship
Sailors assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) wave to their friends and family as the ship arrives in its homeport of San Diego for the first time. Their arrival marks the completion of... More
Crews work to offload more than 28,000 pounds of cocaine
Crews work to offload more than 28,000 pounds of cocaine off the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell at Naval Base San Diego, April 16, 2015. The Boutwell crew returned to San Diego with the cocaine, worth over $424 mi... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Detachment return to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 24. The 11th MEU completed a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas o... More
Family members greet their loved ones from Marine Medium
Family members greet their loved ones from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) returning from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 1. During t... More
180511-N-LI768-1145 SAN DIEGO (May 11, 2018) Chief
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U.S. Marine Maj. James Armstrong, operations officer,
U.S. Marine Maj. James Armstrong, operations officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is greeted by his family after returning home from a successful, eight-month deployment to... More
150225-N-RC734-165SAN DIEGO (Feb. 25, 2015) –Sailors
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (May 13,
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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. William Powers, supply chief
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. William Powers, supply chief for Marine Aircraft Group 11, holds his son, Hugo, after returning from his deployment in Afghanistan aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Cali... More
CAMP PENDLETON, California (May 11, 2017) U.S. Marines
CAMP PENDLETON, California (May 11, 2017) U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 11. The LCU is an amphibious craft used ... More
151123-N-PG340-011 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 23, 2015) – Damage
151123-N-PG340-011 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 23, 2015) – Damage Controlman Fireman Jesse Terminal, from Imperial Beach, Calif., mans the rails during a homecoming aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 7... More
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 12, 2016) Sailors assigned to the
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 12, 2016) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) handle mooring lines from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Read... More
Major Timothy M. Flynn, the battalion executive officer
Major Timothy M. Flynn, the battalion executive officer of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attaches a battle streamer to the battalion’s battle colors, during a rededication ceremony here, Oct. 3, 2012. Th... More
Captain Clayton L. Wiggins, disbursing officer, Command
Captain Clayton L. Wiggins, disbursing officer, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 15. Wiggins was awarded th... More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (May 13,
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Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of Carrier Strike
Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, speaks to media personnel after the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson returned to Naval Base Coronado. Carl Vinson concluded a six-month ... More
Family members of deployed Marines and sailors await
Family members of deployed Marines and sailors await the return of more than 200 Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 7. The Marines returned from a seven-month deployment to... More
170705-N-YB832-0096 SAN DIEGO (July 5, 2017) Lt. Cmdr.
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180202-N-HF252-125 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2018) Electronics
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Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Priddy, the commanding officer
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Staff Sgt.
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, the civil-military operations chief with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 16.1, from Wilm... More
Hunter Running, 11 months old, plays with an American
Hunter Running, 11 months old, plays with an American flag while his family awaits the return of his father during a homecoming ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13. During th... More
170828-N-OW019-074 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 28, 2017) Chief
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Lance Cpl. Cameron St. Pierre, a Marine with Marine
Lance Cpl. Cameron St. Pierre, a Marine with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, reunites with his family at his homecoming aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 18. St. Pierre returned with members ... More
Families of Sailors assigned to Littoral Combat Ship
Families of Sailors assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Crew 103 welcome their returning Sailors during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station North Island. Crew 103 was relieved by Crew 111 aboard USS Detr... More
Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine
Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, greet friends and family at a homecoming event aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 20. The Marines and Sailors comp... More
191127-N-SH168-2216 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 27, 2019) Master-at-Arms
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U.S. Navy sailor Darren T. Hester, corpsman, with 2nd
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191127-N-SH168-2546 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 27, 2019) Chief
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A Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmember dressed as Santa
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmember dressed as Santa Claus waves to awaiting friends and family members on the pier at the cutter’s homeport on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., following the cutter’s 10... More
180511-N-LI768-1024 SAN DIEGO (May 11, 2018) Boatswain’s
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US COAST GUARD Sherman homecoming
SAN DIEGO -- Loved ones of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman's crew wait for their return to homeport from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman's c... More
Families and loved ones await the return of Marines
Families and loved ones await the return of Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during the battalion's homecomi... More