Navy Officers' Happy Return To Loved Ones

October 11, 2021

October 6, 2021 - U.S. Navy officers meet their loved ones upon returning to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan from completing a 5th and 7th Fleet deployment, embarked aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). They provided airpower to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conducted drawdown operations in Afghanistan and flew missions in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The family scenes in the collage show...

• Top Left - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dace Wiltshire, an E-2D Hawkeye pilot with Carrier Air Wing 5, happily cuddles his young son and daughter.

• Top Right - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Guldner, an operations officer with Strike Fighter Squadron 102, with a daughter sitting on his shoulders as he meets his wife's caring gaze as she holds their youngest daughter.

• Bottom Left - U.S. Navy Lt. Sam Vermilyea, a weapon’s system officer with Strike Fighter Squadron 102, smiles caringly as he holds his infant child while locking eyes with his wife.

• Bottom Right -U.S. Navy Lt. Joshua Reyes, an E-2D Hawkeye pilot with Carrier Air Wing 5, smiles with an drapeds on her shoulders as she express her happiness with a big smile.

Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen.