OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Nov. 27, 2012) Naval Air Crewmen 2nd Class Ryan Roberson greets his wife and for the first time, his 5-month-old daughter, during the homecoming of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46. Sailors assigned to VP-46 returned home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island from a six-month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. America’s Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

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