By | September 04, 2013
Joint Base Charleston leadership greets Lt. Col. Todd Groomes, 17th Airlift Squadron commander, during the 17th Airlift Squadron’s redeployment Sept. 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 17th AS returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 790 sorties, logged more than 1,860 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 19.5 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Members of the 17th Airlift Squadron are welcomed home by Joint Base Charleston leadership before reuniting with their families during the 17th AS redeployment Sept. 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 17th AS returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 790 sorties, logged more than 1,860 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 19.5 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
17th Airlift Squadron Airmen reunite with their families during the 17th AS redeployment Sept. 3, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 17th AS returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 790 sorties, logged more than 1,860 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 19.5 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
Ashley Groomes smiles as she hugs her father Lt. Col. Todd Groomes, 17th Airlift Squadron commander, during the 17th AS redeployment Sept. 4, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 100 Airmen from the 17th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 790 sorties, logged more than 1,860 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 19.5 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)