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    Happy homecoming for ‘Heavy Haulers’ [Image 3 of 5]

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    A U.S. Marines service member in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is smiling broadly, appearing to greet or reunite with civilians. Multiple Marines are visible in the background near what appears to be a military helicopter, likely an CH-53 Super Stallion. The setting appears to be a military airfield or flight line during a homecoming or public event.

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    06.21.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    Cpl. Ryan Olszewski, an airframe technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Niagara Falls, N.Y., native, tears up as he walks to his family for the first time in seven months during a welcome home celebration aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 21. The Marines with HMH-462 were deployed as the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit for seven months.

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    Date Taken: 06.21.2012
    Date Posted: 06.26.2012 19:13
    Photo ID: 612986
    VIRIN: 120621-M-OB827-022
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 5.19 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, US
    Web Views: 156
    Downloads: 3

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    A crowd of people gathered inside or at the edge of a military hangar, waving American flags and holding welcome signs, apparently awaiting the return of military personnel. The scene appears to be a homecoming event at a military airbase, with orange safety cones separating the crowd from the tarmac. Ground support vehicles are visible on the airfield in the background.
    Three women are standing at the edge of a military airfield tarmac, appearing to welcome returning service members. One woman in a red dress holds a large sign overhead with both arms raised, while a small American flag and an orange traffic cone are visible nearby. A U.S. Marines helicopter is visible on the tarmac in the background.
    A U.S. Marines service member in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is smiling broadly, appearing to greet or reunite with civilians. Multiple Marines are visible in the background near what appears to be a military helicopter, likely an CH-53 Super Stallion. The setting appears to be a military airfield or flight line during a homecoming or public event.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is greeted by a civilian man on a military flight line, likely during a homecoming or deployment return event. The civilian is showing the Marine something on a smartphone. Military helicopters, likely CH-46 Sea Knights or similar rotary-wing aircraft, are visible in the background.
    A military serviceman in a tan flight suit with a unit patch (11th MEU) bends down to assist a red-haired toddler walking on a tarmac or flight line. The toddler is wearing a light blue shirt that reads 'My Dad flies a CH-53E' with a helicopter graphic. Several other personnel in flight suits are visible in the background, along with a photographer capturing the moment.

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