Capt. Rob Beckenhauer, 16th Airlift Squadron director of staff, hugs his children during the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Returning members of the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th Airlift Squadron greet their family members during the 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Francis Hartnett)

Family members await the arrival of the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th Airlift Squadron July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Francis Hartnett)

Tech. Sgt. Rafael Chapa, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is welcomed home by his children during the 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Capt. Matthew Distefano, 16th Airlift Squadron pilot, smiles as he reunites with his his wife during the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Returning members of the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th Airlift Squadron greet their family members during the 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Capt. Francis Hartnett)

Col. Darren Hartford, 437th Airlift Wing commander, greets a returning member of the 16th Airlift Squadron during the 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Senior Airman Michael Denk, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, was the first returning member of the 16th AS to exit the commercial plane which flew them home during the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Katrina Denny and her 2-year old daughter Reese, awaits Tech. Sgt. Josh Denny’s arrivalduring the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)

Lt. Col. Stewart Newton, 16th Airlift Squadron commander, answers a reporter’s questions during an during the 437th Airlift Wing’s 16th AS redeployment July 2, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C. More than 120 Airmen from the 16th AS returned home from a 60-day deployment to Southwest Asia. Flying the C-17 Globemaster III, crews flew and supported roughly 1,000 sorties, logged more than 2,500 combat flying hours and airlifted more than 36 million pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Chacarra Neal)