Lt.
Cmdr. Alan Miller, training officer, Patrol Squadron 9,
embraces his wife and watches as their daughter excitedly
waves an American flag following Miller's return 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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