Family members of deployed personnel await their return at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. Joint Base Charleston served as the lead wing from October 2023 to April 2024 in Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during the first ever execution and operationalization of the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Team members of deployed personnel await their return at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. Joint Base Charleston served as the lead wing from October 2023 to April 2024 in Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during the first ever execution and operationalization of the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Redeployers deplane after returning home to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. The Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model was designed to improve Air Force readiness and better communicate the capabilities the service can provide to the Joint Force through a 24-month rotational cycle broken into four, six-month phases: prepare, certify, available and reset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Redeployers shake hands with their teammates as they return to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. Joint Base Charleston served as the lead wing from October 2023 to April 2024 in Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during the first ever execution and operationalization of the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Redeployers reunite with their family and friends at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. The Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model was designed to improve Air Force readiness and better communicate the capabilities the service can provide to the Joint Force through a 24-month rotational cycle broken into four, six-month phases: prepare, certify, available and reset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

An Airman poses for a picture with his family after returning from deployment to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. Joint Base Charleston served as the lead wing from October 2023 to April 2024 in Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during the first ever execution and operationalization of the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

Redeployers reunite with their family and friends at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. The Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model was designed to improve Air Force readiness and better communicate the capabilities the service can provide to the Joint Force through a 24-month rotational cycle broken into four, six-month phases: prepare, certify, available and reset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

An Airman is interviewed by local media after returning from deployment to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 6, 2024. Joint Base Charleston served as the lead wing from October 2023 to April 2024 in Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during the first ever execution and operationalization of the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)