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Through Airmen's Eyes: The way back home

Master Sgt. Nicole Culverhouse, 60th Medical Support Squadron element chief, was recently reunited with her family almost four decades after she was kidnapped as a child in Bogota, Colombia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Madelyn Ottem)
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Through Airmen's Eyes: Pacific Unity

Second Lieutenant Sarah Bergstein poses with children from Cacutud Elementary school near Basa, Phillipines. Bergstein was there as part of Pacific Unity 12-6, during which Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham joined with their counterparts in the Phillipine air force as well as local contractors to renovate and help build a school. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Through Airmen's Eyes: Pacific Unity

Second Lieutenant Sarah Bergstein was recently a part of Pacific Unity 12-6 in the Phillipines. From Aug. 20 to Sept. 20, members of the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, partnered with members of the 355th Aviation Engineering Wing from Basa, Philippines, members of the Philippine Army Security Forces and local contractors to renovate seven classrooms and build one schoolhouse from the ground up. (Courtesy photo)
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Bringing them home

U.S. Marines board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a redeployment mission at Camp Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. The U.S. military is drawing down forces in Afghanistan and redeploying combat forces while transitioning security control to the Afghan National Security Forces. The ANSF and U.S. forces have worked closely and effectively to transition control of security in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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A man and his bird

Staff Sgt. James Harp performs engine start-up procedures with the onboard crew during a redeployment mission headed for Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. Harp is a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, currently part of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)
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C-17 loadmaster

Staff Sgt. James Harp gives instructions to passengers during a redeployment mission headed for Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2012. Harp is a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, currently part of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The 817th and their C-17s are an integral piece of the redeployment mission and help to move passengers and cargo within the area of operation.
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C-17 loadmaster

Staff Sgt. James Harp, currently deployed with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, smiles in the door of a C-17 Globemaster III. Harp is one of several loadmasters contributing to redeployment operations in Afghanistan. Harp heavily relied upon by the squadron as a loadmaster evaluator and has been in the Air Force for six and a half years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster/ Released)
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Wreath laying ceremony

Capt. Jason Powell, 435th Contingency Response Group operations officer, attends a POW/MIA wreath laying ceremony with his family and distinguished guests, retired Capt. Guy Gruters and wife, Sandy Gruters. Gruters, a former Vietnam POW, spoke to members of the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing during a luncheon at the Ramstein Air Base Officers' Club Sept. 21. (Courtesy Photo)
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The book that started it all

Capt. Jason Powell, 435th Contingency Response Group operations officer, received a first-edition copy of "Into the Mouth of the Cat," when he was 13 years old. The book, which tells the story of Capt. Lance P. Sijan, inspired him to become an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Powell met the man who helped tell this story, retired Capt. Guy Gruters, during a POW/MIA event held at Ramstein Air Base Sept. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tyrona Lawson)
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Instructing locals

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Vaughan speaks with the manager of a camp that was inspected recently at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2012. Vaughan is a 451st Air Expeditionary Wing public health technician and offers directions and advice to the managers to bring their kitchen and dining facilities up to standards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin)
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Inspecting bread storage

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Vaughan inspects the storage of freshly baked bread in one of the contractor camps at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2012. Vaughan educates the camp cooks and managers on ways they can improve their health and safety levels. Vaughan is a 451st Air Expeditionary Wing public health technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Russell Martin)
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Unconventional repairs

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Wright, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance low bay NCO in charge, takes part in a security patrol during his deployment to Afghanistan. Wright was deployed from June 2011 until March 2012. (Courtesy Photo)
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Pin-up for the troops

Staff Sgt. Destini English, 99th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, poses during a photo shoot at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 17, 2012. Hailing from Fort Hood, Texas, English has been in the Air Force for five and a half years and is heavily involved in charities such as Pin-Ups for Vets and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. (U.S. Air Force photos/Master Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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Pin-up for the troops

Staff Sgt. Destini English, 99th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, poses as her alter-ego, Jaynee Lou Jeepers, during a photo shoot at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 17, 2012. English is involved with charity organizations, such as Pin-Ups for Vets and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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POW awarded after 32 years

The 460th Space Wing Color Guard posts the colors for the ceremony to present the Prisoner of War Medal to retired Master Sgt. James O’Neal Hughes at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., Aug. 22, 2012. On Nov. 4, 1979, then-Staff Sgt. Hughes was taken hostage along with 65 other Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, by a group of Iranian students. (Air National Guard photo/Capt. Darin Overstreet)
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POW awarded after 32 years

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. James O’Neal Hughes with his medal after being presented with the Prisoner of War Medal at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., Aug. 22, 2012. On Nov. 4, 1979, then-Staff Sgt. Hughes was taken hostage along with 65 other Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, by a group of Iranian students. The POW Medal was authorized by the Department of Defense in 1985. (Air National Guard photo/Capt. Darin Overstreet)
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Days in the dark

Retired Master Sgt. James Hughes holds the POW Medal at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., Aug. 22, 2012. Hughes spent 16 days as hostage to Iranian militants in Tehran, Iran, after they stormed the U.S. Embassy on Nov. 4, 1979. (Courtesy photo/Elaine Buehler)
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POW Medal ceremony

Retired Master Sgt. James Hughes, middle, accompanied by his step-daughter Kalee Maricle-Hughes, left, answers questions to local media after the POW Medal ceremony at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., Aug. 22, 2012. Hughes has been taken as hostage in Iran for 16 days, beginning Nov. 4, 1979 and after 32 years recently received the POW Medal in recognition of his sacrifices. (Courtesy photo/Elaine Buehler)
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POW Medal awarded after 32-year wait

William Brown and Pam Garcia examine a POW Medal in its case before shipment to the recipient, at the Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2012. Brown is the chief of Air Force Evaluation and Recognition Programs branch and Garcia is a contractor with Goodwill Industries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Faske)
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POW Medal awarded after 32 years

Retired Master Sgt. James O'Neal Hughes smiles for an official photo. Hughes was held in captivity for 16 days by Iranian militants inTehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 1979. Hughes is a staff assistant at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. (Department of Defense photo/Dave Schmidt)
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