MAG-40 Marines, Sailors reunite with families after 12-month deployment

By Lance Cpl. Amy A. Trail | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | May 13, 2010

Lt. Col. Scott E. Pierce, assistant chief of staff and director of safety and standardization with Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, Marine Aircraft Group 40, plays with his son at the air station’s chapel, April 15. ::r::::n::More than 100 Marines and Sailors returned home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. MAG-40, a Cherry Point based group comprised of seven squadrons, provided aviation support to MEB-Afghanistan during its deployment. The deployment was part of the 2009 troop build up in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.::r::::n::

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (April 15, 2010) -- More than 100 Marines and Sailors returned home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan. MAG-40, a Cherry Point based group comprised of seven squadrons, provided aviation support to MEB-Afghanistan during its deployment. The deployment was part of the 2009 troop build up in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.