Col. Michael Minihan, 19th Airlift Wing commander, greets Tech. Sgt. Lucas Wise, 19th Maintenance Operations Squadron quality assurance, and other military members as they exit a rotator aircraft Sept. 1. Base leaders, friends and families welcomed home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)
Staff Sgt. Francisco Velasquez, 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, shares a moment with his son, Aden, on the base flightline Sept. 1. Sergeant Velasquez returned from a four-month deployment at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)
Staff Sgt. Francisco Velasquez, 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, shares a moment with his son, Aden, and wife, Amanda, on the base flightline Sept. 1. Base leaders, friends and families welcomed home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)
Maj. H. Albert Lemaire, 19th Operations Support Squadron chief of wing tactics, kisses his son, Liam, 3, Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. More than 160 Airmen returned home from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
Liam Lemaire, 3, gives a big welcome home hug to his father, Maj. H. Albert Lemaire, 19th Operations Support Squadron chief of wing tactics, Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. Family members, friends and base leaders came out to welcome home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
1st Lt. Cory Eubanks, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, kisses his daughter, Ryleigh, 3, Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. Family members, friends and base leaders came out to welcome home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
Ryleigh Eubanks, 3, tries on a hat belonging to her father, 1st Lt. Cory Eubanks, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. Family members, friends and base leaders came out to welcome home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
1st Lt. Cory Eubanks, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gets help adjusting his hat from his daughter Ryleigh, 3, Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. More than 160 Airmen returned home from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
Team Little Rock Members make the transition from a rotator aircraft to the base buses Sept. 1. Base leaders, friends and families welcomed home more than 160 Airmen returning from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)
Col. Mike Minihan (left), 19th Airlift Wing commander, lends a hand during the bagdrag of deployed Airmen's luggage Sept. 1 at the Little Rock Air Force Base passenger terminal. More than 160 Airmen returned home from deployments in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)