The families of the Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, Central Command 15.2 prepare to welcome them back aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 19, 2015. Marines and Sailors engaged in multi-national training with NATO forces during their 6-month deployment to the Middle East. Their mission was to serve as an expeditionary, crisis-response force tasked with supporting operations, contingencies and security cooperation activities. The Marines and Sailors participated in the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, and conducted a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel.