Marine Corps Capt. Josiah Ricke, an AH-1Z Viper pilot assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hugs his wife after returning from deployment aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Oct. 9, 2022. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 22nd MEU returned home after completing a seven-month deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in the Naval Sixth Fleet area of operations.

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