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    HMH-366 detachment returns after demonstrating heavy lifting capabilities [Image 2 of 5]

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    A military aviation hangar is open and hosting what appears to be a family day or community event. The hangar contains military helicopters and is decorated with a squadron patch/emblem on the exterior wall. Civilian attendees, including families with children, are gathered inside and around the hangar entrance.

    CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Friends and family members wait in Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366's hangar for more than 100 of the squadron's Marines to return home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Aug. 21, after a 7-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2012
    Date Posted: 08.22.2012 16:05
    Photo ID: 650301
    VIRIN: 120821-M-OT671-310
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 5.58 MB
    Location: CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Web Views: 76
    Downloads: 3

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    Multiple 'welcome home' banners are displayed on a chain-link fence outside what appears to be a military installation, specifically MCAS Cherry Point associated with HMH 366. The banners are addressed to returning service members named SAM, BEAR, and others, with messages from family members. The setting suggests a military homecoming event.
    A military aviation hangar is open and hosting what appears to be a family day or community event. The hangar contains military helicopters and is decorated with a squadron patch/emblem on the exterior wall. Civilian attendees, including families with children, are gathered inside and around the hangar entrance.
    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT desert camouflage uniform, identified by the name tape 'NICHOLS', is tenderly holding and looking down at a small infant dressed in a navy blue outfit. The setting appears to be a military hangar or large indoor facility, suggesting this may be a homecoming or deployment ceremony. Additional service members and civilians are visible in the background.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is holding a small infant, looking down at the baby with a tender expression. The name tape on his uniform partially reads 'NICHOL' (likely Nicholson or Nicholas). The setting appears to be an indoor facility, possibly a gymnasium or hangar, consistent with a military homecoming or family event.
    An older man stands in what appears to be a large indoor facility, wearing a white t-shirt that reads 'PROUD MILITARY DAD' with three photos of military personnel in different uniforms printed on it. He is wearing glasses, has a white mustache, and is carrying a camera bag strap across his chest along with a small digital camera in his hand. The background shows other people gathered in what looks like a military hangar or event space.

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