 Cmdr. Rich Prest, executive officer, Patrol Squadron 9, walks into Hangar 105 with his family after returning to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment, Nov. 16, 2010.
During the deployment, VP-9 detached throughout the Navy's 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. A group of VP-9 P-3s supported 5th Fleet maritime operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom from Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
From their hub at Kadena Air Base, the remaining portion of VP-9 detached throughout the 7th Fleet AOR, working with a variety of coalition partners including Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Reece Lodder
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