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Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby
251211-M-MN099-1108.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

Dec 18, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - A woman holds a welcome home sign during the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. CVW-5 aircraft and personnel were welcomed home by friends and family after returning to MCAS Iwakuni from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), where they provided air superiority and all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby)


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