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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Approximately 300 Marines with various units of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing returned home from deployment to Afghanistan during a homecoming ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 22.
Marines with 3rd MAW were deployed for as many as eight months in multiple locations throughout Afghanistan.
“It’s overwhelming,” said Capt. Trevor Tingle, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 and a San Diego native, who was greeted by his newborn son for the first time. “But I’m so thankful to be back.”
Family members and friends greeted the returning Marines with signs and patriotic colors for one of the biggest homecomings of the year.
“It hasn’t been a easy deployment these last six-months,” said Mandy Foster, the wife of a Marine stationed aboard MCAS Miramar. “But he’s home now and that’s all that matters.”
The returning squadrons, while deployed, supported ground units by resupplying and helping transport troops. Multiple individuals were awarded for their dedication to mission accomplishment during the deployment.
Although the units had successful deployments, Marines are thankful to finally return home to friends, family and fellow Marines after a long time away.
| Date Taken: | 08.22.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2012 12:05 |
| Story ID: | 93748 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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