Senior Airman Joshua Lyford, a 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication navigation mission systems journeyman, hugs his 18-month-old daughter, Kaylee, as his wife Amber, (right), and sister-in-law, Mikayla Wright, also greet him Dec. 23, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Lyford is returning home from a deployment supporting operations in Southwest Asia just days before the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)