Welcome Home: Alamo Wing Airmen return from Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Kevin King poses for a group photo with his family moments after arriving home. King and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron received a big welcome home reception Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Laughing among loved ones: Alamo Wing Airmen return from Afghanistan

Moments after arriving back home to San Antonio, Staff Sgt. Kathy Bull and her cousin, Samantha Cortez, exchange laughs, while picking up checked baggage. Bull and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron received a big welcome home reception Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Airman thanks Ambassadors for warm welcome

Senior Airman Louis De La Cruz goes down the line and shows his appreciation by shaking hands with each of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors' who welcomed him and his fellow Airmen home. De La Cruz and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron were welcomed home by family and friends Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Smiles and hugs for Alamo Wing Airmen returning from Afghanistan

Tech. Sgt. Robert Short, is all smiles as he embraces his three-year-old daughter, Kaylann, moments after arriving back home to San Antonio. Short and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron received a big welcome home reception Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Family, friends welcome Alamo Wing Airmen home from Afghanistan

Chief Master Sgt. Alexander Garcia, welcomes home fellow senior NCO, Senior Master Sgt. Reginald Daniels. Daniels and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron were welcomed home by family and friends Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

Family, friends welcome Alamo Wing Airmen home from Afghanistan

A local TV reporter interviews, Master Sgt. Joe Gonzalez, after he and 17 other Airmen from 26th Aerial Port Squadron were welcomed home by family and friends Sept. 21, 2011, at San Antonio International Airport. The Alamo Wing Airmen returned home after a six-month tour at Bagram Air Field, the busiest aerial port in Afghanistan. The 26th Aerial Port Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)