Sgt. Maj. Brandon Eckardt and his family are reunited aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Jan. 16, 2017 after a deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Eckardt and fellow Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 54, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing returned to MCAS Cherry Point for the first time since being deployed in June, 2016. Eckardt is the sergeant major of VMA-542. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released)

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