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YUMA, Ariz. - More than 100 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, comprising main body one, returned from their deployment to Afghanistan, reuniting with their families on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, March 31.
MWSS-371 deployed to Afghanistan in September to support aviation operations across the theater. They took the place of MWSS-272 when they arrived, and are now being relieved by MWSS-273.
The Marines returned with high spirits and a strong sense they accomplished their mission.
“I feel it went great, and we accomplished a lot,” said Gunnery Sgt. Francisco Torres, the MWSS-371 wire chief, and an El Paso, Texas, native. “There was a great performance by the whole team. We couldn’t have asked for anything better. The Marines were outstanding overall.”
“The deployment was successful,” added Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Champagne, a Branch Health Clinic Atsugi corpsman attached to MWSS-371, and a Columbia, S.C. native. “It was a learning experience, and reinforced how we work together as a unit. It went about as well as it could have gone for us.”
With the mission complete, everyone is happy to be home.
“It’s great, I finally get to see the kids,” said Torres. “It’s surreal to be back,” added Champagne. “I’ve been looking forward to getting back and seeing all the friends and family for pretty much the whole deployment. I’m going to take it slow and relax, get used to all these things that I’ve been missing out on for the past seven months. It’s good to be home, that’s it.”
| Date Taken: | 03.31.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2012 17:29 |
| Story ID: | 86732 |
| Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
| Web Views: | 234 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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