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A loved takes a picture of a soldier holding a child as fellow soldiers gather to the left while flags sit to the right.

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A South Carolina National Guard soldier takes a picture with a loved one during a welcome home ceremony in West Columbia, S.C., Feb. 12, 2026, following a deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Spartan Shield builds partner capacity in the Middle East to promote regional self-reliance and increase security.

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