Joshua McGlone, maintenance chief, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his son, Jethro McGlone for the first time during 1/7’s homecoming at barracks 1403 and 1404 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 14, 2017. The Marines had not seen their families for more than six months since being deployed and for some Marines this was the first time they held their children. - Joshua McGlone, maintenance chief, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, meets his son, Jethro McGlone for the first time during 1/7’s homecoming at barracks 1403 and 1404 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 14, 2017. The Marines had not seen their families for more than six months since being deployed and for some Marines this was the first time they held their children.
A pair of skis rest on a building during 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment’s trip to Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Big Bear Lake, Feb. 23, 2017. The trip was provided to the unit courtesy of Operation Adrenaline Rush, a program aimed toward reintegrating Marines and sailors who have just come home from deployment. (U.S Marine photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo) - A pair of skis rest on a building during 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment’s trip to Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Big Bear Lake, Feb. 23, 2017. The trip was provided to the unit courtesy of Operation Adrenaline Rush, a program aimed toward reintegrating Marines and sailors who have just come home from deployment. (U.S Marine photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo)
Staff Sgt. Darrell Wills, data network specialist, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, greets his 2-month-old daughter, Katie, during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field April 23, 2016. 1/7 was deployed as part of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 16.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released) - Staff Sgt. Darrell Wills, data network specialist, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, greets his 2-month-old daughter, Katie, during the battalion’s homecoming at Del Valle Field April 23, 2016. 1/7 was deployed as part of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 16.1. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo/Released)
Combat Center families cheer as the Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment march towards them at Del Valle Field Sept. 11, 2014. More than 200 Marines and sailors were reunited after six months in Afghanistan. They were from Headquarters and Support and Weapons Companies. - Combat Center families cheer as the Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment march towards them at Del Valle Field Sept. 11, 2014. More than 200 Marines and sailors were reunited after six months in Afghanistan. They were from Headquarters and Support and Weapons Companies.
Cpl. Steven Anderson, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kisses his wife, Hannah Anderson, for the first time in seven-months at Del Valle Field during a homecoming, March 22, 2014. Marines and sailors with 3/7 were welcomed home after returning from a deployment to Afghanistan. - Cpl. Steven Anderson, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, kisses his wife, Hannah Anderson, for the first time in seven-months at Del Valle Field during a homecoming, March 22, 2014. Marines and sailors with 3/7 were welcomed home after returning from a deployment to Afghanistan.