An Airman’s Sweet Homecoming

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Staff Sgt. Matt Ochoa is greeted by wife Jennifer Ochoa and son Matthew Ochoa at Mountain Home Air Force base in Idaho on Monday afternoon, July 16, 2012 upon returning from a 6-month deployment. More than 200 members of the 726th Air Control Squadron returned form duty in Southwest Asia to Mountain Home Air Force base on Monday afternoon after being deployed since January to support Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Joe Jaszewski)