By | May 05, 2014
Family members and co-workers await the return of the 17th Airlift Squadron May 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 17th AS is returning from a two-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)
Joint Base Charleston leadership welcomes home Airmen during the 17th Airlift Squadron redeployment May 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During their two-month deployment to Southwest Asia, the squadron completed more than 800 sorties, logged in 2,381 flying hours and airlifted more than 28.5 million pounds of cargo and approximately 18,700 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)
Capt. Aleksander Layne, 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, is met by his wife, Amy, and their two sons, Markus and Rex (far right) during the 17th AS Redeployment May 5, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During their two-month deployment to Southwest Asia, the squadron completed more than 800 sorties, logged in 2,381 flying hours and airlifted more than 28.5 million pounds of cargo and approximately 18,700 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)
Family members and friends welcome home their loved ones and co-workers during the return of the 17th Airlift Squadron May 3, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During their two-month deployment to Southwest Asia, the squadron completed more than 800 sorties, logged in 2,381 flying hours and airlifted more than 28.5 million pounds of cargo and approximately 18,700 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)