Aviators welcomed home at NAS Lemoore

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Smiles rapidly turned into blessed tears astatine the naval aerial presumption successful Lemoore Tuesday day arsenic families reunited.

Nine months of deployment successful the Western Pacific and Middle East yet came to an extremity for 9 Navy aviators successful squadron VFA-25.

"It's a agelong clip not being capable to hug idiosyncratic oregon each these small people," VFA-25 enforcement officer, Michael Christoph said portion hugging his kids.

Family and friends welcomed them location with signs, large hugs and kisses.

"We made it done everyone's inactive excited and having fun," Christoph's woman Jaime said.

Loved ones similar Jaime Christoph feeling relieved and excited to person her hubby home.

"It's been 9 months of doing it each by myself and I'm acceptable to person him backmost to help," she said.

For her husband, Michael, a batch has changed since helium near successful January.

"When I near the 2 twins weren't adjacent walking oregon talking and present they walked up to me," Michael explained. "I conjecture my 12-year-old a young woman present and erstwhile I near she wasn't."

The mates is blessed to beryllium reunited arsenic a household of 7 again.

"I'm looking guardant to helping and reconnecting with my children, taking immoderate clip off, doing immoderate trips," helium added.

Their 5 kids excited to marque caller memories with their dad.

"I got a Lego trailer for my day truthful I'm reasoning I'm going to physique that," Michael's lad Luke said.

"We're going to physique Legos?" Michael asked him.

"Yes," Luke replied.

The household is headed to Disneyland to prime up wherever they near off.

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