Two F/A-18 Hornet pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 hug their family members at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 5, after returning home from their deployment. The deployment was a six-month carrier-based combat deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. ( Marine Corps

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