Family and friends of the 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, wait for their loved ones to return from deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Ashley Smith, wife of Capt. Ben Smith, 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing pilot, poses for a portrait holding an enlarged photo of her husband with Smith’s mother Anne, before the redeployment of the 16th AS at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Kinsley and Karley Bordeaux, daughters of Master Sgt. Harold Bordeaux Jr., 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing loadmaster, wait for their father to return from deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Capt. Jeffrey West, 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing pilot, hugs his wife Janelle, after returning from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

1st Lt. Imran Khan, 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing pilot, kisses his wife Grace after returning from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Airmen of the 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, return home from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Airmen of the 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, return home from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)

Airmen of the 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, return home from a deployment at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C., July 2, 2012. While deployed, the 16th AS served under the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, supporting combat operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin/Released)