U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant/Released 091006-M-8965D-002.jpg
Oct 6, 2009
Friends and family of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 members hold signs welcoming them home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. MWSS-371's last group of approximately 150 Marines returned after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. MWSS-371 transferred control of aviation support for Marine Aircraft Group 40 to MWSS-372 from Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009. During the deployment, MWSS-371 built the largest expanse of aluminum matting in a combat zone, which was more than 2.2 million square feet. "I can't express how proud I am of these Marines," said Sgt. Maj. John Scott, MWSS-371's sergeant major, who also returned with the last group. "They didn't meet expectations, they exceeded them. It was an incredible deployment."
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