11/15/2012 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing return home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012, after a six-month deployment to the Middle East. The Airmen were welcomed by families, friends and fellow Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - Brad Kemmerer, father-in-law of U.S. Air Force Capt. Aaron Kiser, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot, laughs as Will Kiser, 3, waves an American flag and awaits his dad’s landing on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. The aircrew returned from a six-month deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - Austin Evans, 6 months, admires an American flag as he awaits the arrival of his father, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Evans, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Austin was born a week prior to Evans’ departure for a six-month deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - Torina Prechtel, spouse of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Prechtel, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, feeds her daughter, Shelby, 2 months, as they await Evans’ arrival at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Through the use of mobile video-chat, Prechtel was able to watch Shelby’s birth while deployed to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas McAllister, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, smiles as his son, Kilan McAllister, 3, waves an American flag at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. The McAllisters awaited the arrival of their wife and mother, Senior Airman Kimberly McAllister, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, from a six-month deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - Members of Team Seymour watch as U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing return from a deployment, on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Families and friends welcomed approximately 150 Airmen after a six-month deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - The Evans family awaits the arrival of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Evans, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. The family drove from New York and arrived in time to see Evans return. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kimberly McAllister, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, cries as she hugs her son, Kilan McAllister, 3, at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. McAllister was deployed to the Middle East for six months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - U.S. Air Force Capt. Philip Gunn, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot, embraces his family at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Gunn, along with approximately 150 other Airmen, were deployed for six months to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - Members of Team Seymour await the arrival of loved ones at a deployment return on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Families, friends and fellow U.S. Air Force Airmen welcomed home aircrew members after a six-month deployment to Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)
11/15/2012 - The Kiser family welcome home U.S. Air Force Capt. Aaron Kiser, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot, on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 14, 2012. Approximately 150 Airmen returned home from a six-month deployment to the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Aubrey White/Released)