Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his children upon returning home from a deployment to southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.

Staff Sgt. Theodore Clever III, of the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, kisses his wife upon returning home from a deployment to Southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 14th and 16th Airlift Squadrons returned as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.

Tech. Sgt. Jedadiah Hutt, of the 14th Airlift Squadron,437th Airlift Wing, reunites with his wife, Michelle, and their children Dominic and Cali after returning home from a deployment in Southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Members of the 15th and 16th Airlift Squadrons had members return as well. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.

Family, friends and fellow Airmen gather outside of the passenger terminal in anticipation of their loved ones and friends returning home from a deployment in Southwest Asia Nov. 2, 2016, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The 14th, 15th and 16th Airlift Squadrons within the 437th Airlift Wing all had members returning from the deployment. The 437th AW commands the base's premier active-duty flying wing. The wing flies and maintains one of the largest fleets of C-17 aircraft in the Air Force, providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s Global Reach airlift capability.