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Navy Lt. James Spence, an individual augmentee assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, gets a "welcome back" from his best friend Diane Butler at San Diego International Airport baggage terminal during a homecoming, Oct. 18, 2017. Several NMCSD Sailors returned to San Diego after a 260-day deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Indra Beaufort

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Tags: Naval Medical Center San Diego, individual augmentee, Sailors, Navy
Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Indra Beaufort VIRIN: 171011-N-IE405-287.JPG

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