Courtni Wicker and her daughter, Chloe, wait for Capt. John Wicker to arrive at the passenger terminal July 1, 2011, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Captain Wicker was one of more than 120 Airmen from the 17th Airlift Squadron returning home after a four-month deployment. While deployed, the Airmen flew roughly 2,850 sorties and airlifted more than 107 million pounds of cargo throughout the deployed area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)