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Sailors return home from Afghanistan.

Returning Home

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie Woodhead, an individual augmentee assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, describes her overseas experience to co-workers at San Diego International Airport 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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