9/6/2012 - U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tim DeBeaux, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sortie generation superintendent, is greeted by his three boys during the 718th AMXS and 33rd Rescue Squadron redeployment on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 6, 2012. Members from the 718th AMXS and 33rd RQS returned to Kadena after their roughly four-month deployment in support of operations and contingencies in Afghanistan since May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)

9/6/2012 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mary Lyncker, 33rd Rescue Squadron aircraft maintenance guidance control technician, cries tears of joy as she hugs her son, Chris, after returning from her deployment to Afghanistan on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 6, 2012. Lyncker, along with the others deployed from her unit, were met with tears and cheers after being away from their loved ones for roughly four months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)

9/6/2012 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mary Lyncker, 33rd Rescue Squadron aircraft maintenance guidance control technician, greets her daughter, Adrianna, after returning to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 6, 2012, from her deployment to Afghanistan earlier this year. Lyncker was able to return home to Adrianna on her second birthday, making this a more meaningful night for both of them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)

9/6/2012 - Friends and family of the 33rd Rescue Squadron and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron greet the returning service members as they arrive at the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron passenger terminal on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 6, 2012. The two squadrons were both deployed in support of contingencies and operations in Afghanistan since May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)