Langley SFS welcomes home deployed defenders

Members from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron, which is at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., ride back to base on a bus after welcoming home and picking up Staff Sgt. John Duncan, Senior Airmen Kristian Robles Cruz and Amber Boyd, and Airman Basic Joseph Wesley from the airport Nov. 2, 2011. The four Airmen were deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. About 10 633rd SFS members are still deployed in Iraq, but they are scheduled to return later this month, although more are expected to deploy to Afghanistan in the next few months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Langley SFS welcomes home deployed defenders

Airman Basic Joseph Wesley, from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., gets on a bus after being greeted at the Newport News, Va., airport by family and coworkers Nov. 2, 2011. He was among about 20 633rd SFS members who returned to JB Langley from deployment with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Balad in the past week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Langley SFS welcomes home deployed defenders

Yellow ribbons on a map represent where members from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron, which is at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., are deployed Nov. 2, 2011. Soon, Staff Sgt. John Duncan, Senior Airmen Kristian Robles Cruz and Amber Boyd, and Airman Basic Joseph Wesley will position their ribbons back stateside after returning from their recent deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Langley SFS welcomes home deployed defenders

Members from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron ride on a bus to the Newport News, Va., airport to welcome home fellow squadron members Staff Sgt. John Duncan, Senior Airmen Kristian Robles Cruz and Amber Boyd, and Airman Basic Joseph Wesley on Nov. 2, 2011. The four Airmen deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in June, but returned home a couple of months early after President Obama announced the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year. The 633rd SFS is out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Returning home

Tech. Sgt. David Hendrickson is greeted by his sons, Aiden and Karsten, May 13, 2001, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Hendrickson is assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

Returning home

Friends and family members gather May 13, 2011, at the flightline on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to welcome home approximately 50 Airmen from support operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

Airmen arrive

A crowd of family members and friends cheer on the arriving F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots as they taxi in April 15, 2011, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. These jets are the first of a team returning from a six-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

Airmen arrive

Col. William Bailey taxis his F-16 Fighting Falcon April 15, 2011, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Colonel Bailey is the commander of the 4th Fighter Squadron. He led six jets as the first of their team to return from a six-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

Airmen arrive

Col. William Bailey reunites with his family upon his arrival April 15, 2011, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Colonel Bailey is the commander of the 4th Fighter Squadron and an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. He led six jets as the first of their team to return from a six-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Renae Saylock)

Senior NCO forges partnership

Senior Master Sgt. Dean Miller prepares to board an Iraqi C-130 Sept. 21, 2010, on New Al Muthana Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Miller is the 62nd Airlift Wing chief of public affairs. (Courtesy photo)

Stairway to deployment

Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., climb aboard their plane as they prepare to depart Jan. 15, 2011, for Southwest Asia. Approximately 300 Airmen deployed in support of overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Sanchelli)

X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle

In a testing procedure, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle taxis on the flightline in June 2009 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (Courtesy photo)

Ellsworth Airmen give children taste of deployment process

Senior Airman Melanie Allen paints the face of a child during the Kids, Spouses and Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations event March 13, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Airman Allen is a 28th Security Forces Squadron training instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Flynn)

Ellsworth Airmen give children taste of deployment process

Children of base Airmen do push-ups for a physical training demonstration during Kids, Spouses and Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations event March 13, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Senior Airman Zachary Christy, 28th Force Support Squadron food services specialist, teaches the children how to do a proper push-up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Sanchelli)

U.S., Philippine servicemembers visit school children

Students greet Air Force guests during a community relations visit 15, 2010, at Sapang Bato Elementary School in Angeles City, Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Petty Officer David M. Votroubek)

McGuire Airmen return from deployment

Staff Sgt. Donald Jones is greeted by his wife, Taccora Jones, and son, Caleb Jones, after arriving home March 2, 2010, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The squadron assumed the role and mission of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron when they deployed in October 2009 in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Jones is a 6th Airlift Squadron loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

Reserve Airmen complete deployment to Guam

A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean during exercise Tropic Fury. Airmen of the 434th Air Refueling Wing from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., recently completed a deployment in support of Pacific refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Reserve Airmen complete deployment to Guam

Members from the 434th Air Refueling Wing from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., board a KC-135 Stratotanker April 29 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Members of the 434th ARWing completed a deployment in support of Pacific refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Recovery Act

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (DOD graphic)

Recovery Act

DOD Recovery Act impact across the country (DOD graphic)

Misawa officials welcome home 300 deployed Airmen

Staff Sgt. Dennis Horlador embraces his newborn, Natyala, after returning March 1 to Misawa Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Horlador, assigned to the 35th Operations Group, missed the birth of his daughter while deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

Misawa officials welcome home 300 deployed Airmen

Jill and Jada Banks await the arrival of Senior Airman Corey Banks March 1 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Airman Banks was one about 300 Airmen to return to Misawa AB following a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

Misawa officials welcome home 300 deployed Airmen

Staff Sgt. Adam Yeo hugs his family March 1 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Yeo, a 35th Maintenance Squadron phase crew chief, returned from a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in support of the 14th Fighter Squadron. He and his family hail from Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

Misawa officials welcome home 300 deployed Airmen

1st Lt. Ryan Cross holds his son March 1 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Lieutenant Cross, a 14th Fighter Squadron pilot, returned from a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He and his family hail from Niceville, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)