Marines return from one of longest MEU deployments in recent history
2/3/2012
By
Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)
Friends and family reunited with their Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 231 on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line, Feb. 2, 2012.
The Marines were part of an AV-8B Harrier detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which was at sea for more than 10 months.
It was one of the longest MEU deployments in recent history, said Maj. Ben Hutchins, officer in charge of the VMA-231 detachment.
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Maj. Michael Murphy, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231, takes hold of his two daughters, Elli and Annabel, after returning to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Feb. 2, 2012, following a more than 10-month deployment at sea attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. To celebrate, the Murphy family is going on a Disney Cruise at the end of the month. "Back to the boat," said Murphy, "will be much more comfortable this time around though.", Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:52 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Three AV-8B Harriers from a Marine Attack Squadron 231detachement fly over friends and family below on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line Feb. 2, 2012, following a more than 10-month deployment at sea attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. The MEU deployment is one of the longest since WWII, said Maj. Ben Hutchins, officer in charge for the detachment. , Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:19 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Laura Hutchins comforts her four-year-old son, Wyatt, as they wait for Dad, Maj. Ben Hutchins, to return to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Feb. 2, 2012. Ben, an AV-8B Harrier pilot, was the officer in charge for a Marine Attack Squadron 231 detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for more than 10 months. , Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:30 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Maj. Ben Hutchins looks on at family and friends at the Marine Attack Squadron 231 homecoming Feb. 2, 2012, at the squadron's hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Hutchins served as the officer in charge for VMA-231's AV-8B Harrier detachment that spent more than 10 months at sea attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit., Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:50 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Maj. Ben Hutchins grips his 4-year-old son, Wyatt, Feb. 2, 2012, after returning from a more than 10-month deployment as the officer in charge for a Marine Attack Squadron 231 AV-8B Harrier detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Hutchins wife, Laura, said it was surreal to see her husband after being away for so long., Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:53 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Maj. Ben Hutchins, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231, grips his 4-year-old son, Wyatt, Feb. 2, 2012, after returning from a more than 10-month deployment as the officer in charge for a VMA-231 AV-8B Harrier detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Hutchins wife, Laura, said it was surreal to see her husband after being away for so long., Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:54 AM
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Feb. 2, 2012)-Friends and family reunite with their Marines Feb. 2, 2012, on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point flight line. The Marines were part of a Marine Attack Squadron 231 detachment attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit with six of the squadron's AV-8B Harriers. The detachment was at sea for more than 10 months, which is one of the longest MEU deployments since WWII, said Maj. Ben Hutchins, officer in charge for the VMA-231 detachment., Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken, 2/2/2012 5:59 AM
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