Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Members of the Braves baseball team applaud with the crowd as Master Sgt. David Sims reunites with his family. Sims returned from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 27 and surprised his family on the field during the 5th inning of the May 28 game. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims embrases his wife, Robin, after surprising his family at the Braves' Memorial Day game. Sims returned from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 27 and surprised his family on the field during the 5th inning of the May 28 game. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims and his family embrace during a surprise homecoming May 28 at the Braves baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Sims was returning from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was attending the Braves game and were called onto the field at the top of the fifth inning for a special video tribute from Sims, who they thought was still in Afghanistan. At the end of the video, Sims told them to “wait a minute.” Then, from the other side of the Braves dugout, he appeared and the family raced across the baseball field for the heart-warming reunion witnessed by thousands of applauding fans. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Defense photo/Jessica Blanton)

Airman reunites with family during Braves game

Master Sgt. David Sims and his family embrace during a surprise homecoming May 28 at the Braves baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Sims was returning from a six-month deployment from Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was attending the Braves game and were called onto the field at the top of the fifth inning for a special video tribute from Sims, who they thought was still in Afghanistan. At the end of the video, Sims told them to “wait a minute.” Then, from the other side of the Braves dugout, he appeared and the family raced across the baseball field for the heart-warming reunion witnessed by thousands of applauding fans. Sims is assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command’s Communications Directorate at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (Photo by Jessica Blanton)

Grissom Airmen redeploy, met with open arms

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Welcomed home with open arms, 1st Lt. Daniel Kartchner, a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron pilot, hugs his wife Kacy and son Aiden, 8, after returning from a recent deployment Nov. 2. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Preparing for dad's return

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- From the left, Brooklyn, 9, Brianna, 12, and Brandi, 6, color a welcome home sign for their dad, Master Sgt. Brian Rude. Sergeant Rude, a 434th Maintenance Operations Flight first sergeant, returned to his daughters Nov. 2 after a recent deployment. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)