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Navy Cmdr. Raymond Barnes holds his daughter during his squadron's homecoming on Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 14, 2014. Barnes is the executive officer assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 87. Strike Fighter Squadron 87 returned home after a nine-month deployment on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.

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Navy Cmdr. Raymond Barnes holds his daughter during his squadron's homecoming on Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 14, 2014. Barnes is the executive officer assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 87. Strike Fighter Squadron 87 returned home after a nine-month deployment on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.

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