Marines and Sailors of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are welcomed by friends and families as they arrive at Marine Corps Air Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, after a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion transferred authority for security operations of the Haditha Triad region in Al Anbar, Iraq, to the Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which arrived in Iraq in early September.