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A new Marine embraces a loved one during liberty call at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 17, 2019. After 13 weeks of intense training, new Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion reunited with loved ones for a day of on-base liberty.

Marines, sailors and members of their families celebrate with residents in Ginowan, Japan, Sept. 29, 2019, before participating in the 2019 Ginowan Hagoromo Festival Kanchashii dance competition.

The family of Army Brig. Gen. Roy Macaraeg of the Hawaii National Guard pins him to his new rank during a ceremony in Honolulu, Oct. 8, 2019.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Todd Talstein walks with his family during a homecoming celebration for the fast-attack submarine USS Toledo at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Sept. 12, 2019.

Air Force Airmen 1st Class Nino Garcia, left, and Jose Von Vogler help a child operating a water hose during Operation Hero at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 28, 2019. Operation Hero is a hands-on event aimed at helping military children understand the deployment process.

Navy Chief Petty Officer Richard Utley watches as he’s pinned by his wife and mother during a ceremony aboard the USS Nimitz at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 13, 2019.

Army Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn gives condolences to Elizabeth Ohree and her family during the service for her brother, Pfc. William H. Jones, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Aug. 22, 2019. Jones, who was reported missing in action during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 13, 2018.

Army Brig. Gen. Stefanie Horvath holds her new general officer flag with her twin daughters Zoe, left, and Jona during a promotion ceremony in Rosemount, Minn., July 9, 2019. Horvath was slated to become director of joint staff for the Minnesota National Guard.

An airman greets a loved one at Quonset Air National Guard Base in North Kingstown, R.I., July 4, 2019, upon returning from a deployment supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

A sailor embraces a loved one after graduating from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., June 28, 2019.

A sailor assigned to the USS Hawaii greets loved ones at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6, 2019, upon returning from deployment.

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.