San Diego-based Marine F/A-18 squadron returns from long deployment on carrier Nimitz
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego-based Marine F/A-18C squadron flew off the aircraft carrier Nimitz and back to eager family and loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, after a 9-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa. The squadron — the “Death Rattlers” of VMFA-323 — left San Diego May 6. While on deployment, the Nimitz supported operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and also provided air support as the U.S. repositioned its forces in Somalia. Due partly to complications from COVID-19, carrier deployments have been extended by a month or more than usual recently...
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