Marine Corps Commandant GenRobertNeller speaks to Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose MAGTF - Crisis Response - Africa in Sicily on Christmas day. “This is your family this Christmas. I hope you like each other.” as the crowd laughed. #DeployedForChristmas U.S. Marines

COMUKMCMFOR and the Ship's Company of RFA Cardigan Bay would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅🥳 #DeployedforChristmas #OpKIPION

Great to be invited onboard our big sister @HMS_Echo for some #christmas #Carols . I don't think we're quite ready for #pitchmas though! #awayForChristmas #fineButFlat #deployedForChristmas

Back in Sembawang #deployedforChristmas missing family and friends back in the UK

One of our WO1s is more enthused than the other to find out they've accidentally matched their Christmas jumpers. #Christmas #christmasjumpers #Christmas Spirit #Christmas Away #christmas2017 #deployedForChristmas #Rudolph #carolService

'D'you hear there? Captain speaking! Thank you to all our friendly, delightful, supportive followers. You've been lovely. To you, and especially to all our families at home, a very merry Christmas, and an extraordinarily happy New Year.'

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I actually love Ben with all my heart 💚❤️ #wishhewashere #deployedforchristmas #thisishard

Mail arrived today! No mail for 5 weeks and it arrives on Christmas Eve. One word, overjoyed! #friends &family #deployedforchristmas

Snow is finally on the ground here in Cleveland! Maybe a white Christmas will get me out of this Christmas funk #DeployedForChristmas

Merry Christmas to all those deployed this year, especially those onboard HMS Enterprise and a very merry Christmas to my very own sailor, I love and miss you more every day 🎄⚓️ #deployedforchristmas #hesaway #sailorslife

Can’t wait for Christmas.. my friends said they’d send me pajamas so I can finally do the matching pajama cute shit & I can’t wait to see who actually pulls though. #DeployedForChristmas