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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cordero Bernal kisses his daughter for the first time during a homecoming at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 7, 2019. The unit returned home after being deployed to Okinawa, Japan, for six months.

A sailor gets a hug from a family member after graduating from Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., April 26, 2019.

An airman greets loved ones at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 29, 2019, upon returning from a seven-month Middle East deployment.

An airman greets a loved one at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 29, 2019, upon returning from a seven-month Middle East deployment.

Army Cpl. Barry Jainath teaches a child about military vehicles during an event at Fort Drum, N.Y., April 26, 2019, in honor of Month of the Military Child.

Students get a close-up look inside a military aircraft during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - or STEM - event hosted by the South Carolina National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 5, 2019.

Air Force Airman Lavelle Hagan applies paint to the face of military child Channing Harrigan during Operation Hero at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., April 6, 2019. The event gave military children the chance to become more familiar with the lives of deployed service members.

Air Force Senior Airman Luis Cruz gets a hug from his wife, Madison, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, after returning home from a deployment to Qatar, March 11, 2019.

Army Lt. Col. Jamie LaValley reunites with his daughter Mira at Fort Carson, Colo., March 8, 2019, upon returning from a deployment to Europe.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Judith Beltowski reunites with her parents, John and Marcia Beltowski, and her dog, Schnitzel, at Fort Carson, Colo., March 8, 2019, upon returning from a deployment to Europe.

Army Spc. Jacob Rhodes reunites with his wife, Cheyenne, and son, Henry, at Fort Carson, Colo., Feb. 18, 2019, upon returning from an overseas deployment.

A sailor stands for a selfie with a loved one at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., Jan. 31, 2019, upon returning from a deployment aboard the fast-attack submarine USS North Dakota.

A soldier assigned to the Utah National Guard's 65th Field Artillery Brigade hugs a loved one at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City, Jan. 31, 2019, upon returning from a 10-month deployment.

Navy Lt. j.g. Latina Perry, assigned to the USS Tortuga, is promoted to the rank of lieutenant during a ceremony in Virginia, Jan. 4, 2019.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. William Pena plays with his son, Liam, during the unit’s “In Their Boots” day at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 13, 2018.

Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron Demaison helps his wife, Brooke, advance through an obstacle course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 13, 2018, during an “In Their Boots” day to give Marines an opportunity to show family members what they do on the job.

Santa Claus pays a surprise visit to family members of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron, during the team’s holiday party at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 15, 2018.

Grayson Ramirez, son of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kadia Lazenby, inspects Rudolph’s nose during Christmas in the Park at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Dec. 6, 2018.

William Paap and his father and sisters look inside the cockpit of an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., while participating in a pilot-for-a-day program, Nov. 20, 2018.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Smith greets his family during a homecoming at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 21, 2018.