101219-N-1079B-430 VIRGINIA BEACH (Dec. 18, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Mike Beaty, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, embraces his newborn baby for the first time during a homecoming ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-32, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, completed a seven-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). During their deployment, CVW-3 provided close air support, armed overwatch, electronic warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance over Afghanistan in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. ( Navy photo


101219-N-1079B-430 VIRGINIA BEACH (Dec. 18, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Mike Beaty, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, embraces his newborn baby for the first time during a homecoming ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-32, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, completed a seven-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). During their deployment, CVW-3 provided close air support, armed overwatch, electronic warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance over Afghanistan in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Indra Bosko/Released) US Navy 101219-N-1079B-430 Lt. Cmdr. Mike Beaty, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, embraces his newborn baby for the first time


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