Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Group greet loved ones following their return from a six-month deployment in Iraq June 5 at Fort Hood, Texas. The battlefield Airmen, comprised mainly of tactical air control party and joint terminal attack controllers are stationed along with more than 50,000 Soldiers at Fort Hood. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Lt. Col. Bob Beckel helps Staff Sgt. Blanch Mancillas set up welcome home packets for battlefield Airmen returning to a celebration June 5 at Fort Hood, Texas. The battlefield Airmen from throughout the group returned to Fort Hood following a six-month deployment to Iraq. Colonel Beckel and Sergeant Mancillas are assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Capt. Brendan O'Donnell gets a welcome home from his wife, Jennifer, his 2-year-old son, Colin, and 10-month-old daughter, Emma, after returning June 5 to Fort Hood, Texas, following a six-month deployment to Iraq. Captain O'Donnell is one of nearly 90 Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Group who returned back home following a deployment that spread them out across forward operating bases throughout Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Staff Sgt. Pete Wartena gets a warm welcome from his wife, Helga, upon his return June 5 to Fort Hood, Texas, following a six-month deployment to Iraq. Sergeant Wartena is assigned with the 3rd Air Support Operations Group at Fort Hood. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Elizabeth Laird, a Salvation Army volunteer, gives Capt. Adrian Williams a hug following his return from a six-month deployment to Iraq June 5 at Fort Hood, Texas. Ms. Laird has been giving Soldiers and Airmen departing and returning to Fort Hood hugs for more than four years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Parents and family members applaud as their sons, daughters, spouses and parents enter a gym following the return of battlefield Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Group June 5 at West Fort Hood, Texas. The Airmen spent the past six months supporting Army combat brigades with close-air and overwatch support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Group return home to their North Central Texas post June 5 following a six-month deployment to Iraq. Nearly 90 Airmen from Fort Hood and Fort Carson, Colo., provided Army combat brigades with close-air support and overwatch during critical maneuvers for such units as the 1st Cavalry, 3rd Infantry, and 25th Infantry divisions, along with special operations forces. The battlefield Airmen from Fort Hood are tactical air control party and joint terminal attack controllers who provide a direct link between combat commanders on the ground and the pilots who provide close air and bombing support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daren Reehl)

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Airmen deployed with Army return home

Published June 8, 2007

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

Airmen deployed with Army return home

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