Article: YUMA MARINES HEADED HOME FROM 13TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz., July 30 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following news release:

Approximately 90 Yuma Marines and sailors are scheduled to return home July 30 and 31, 2009, after a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

During the deployment, the detachment, composed of Marines primarily from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, participated in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.

The VMA-214 pilots used the AV-8B Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod ...

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