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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Esper leaves the flightline with his wife and children during a homecoming celebration on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md., Sept. 7, 2010. The squadron completed a three-month, forward-deployed tour to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Esper is assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 209.

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Esper leaves the flightline with his wife and children during a homecoming celebration on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md., Sept. 7, 2010. The squadron completed a three-month, forward-deployed tour to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Esper is assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 209.

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