Jorja Thornton, 4, welcomes home her dad, Tech. Sgt. Lynzy Thornton, a 41st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, on the Little Rock Air Force Base's, Ark., flightline Sept. 20, 2011. Thornton, and other Airmen from the 41st were deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, supporting airlift operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Senior Airman Teri Scott Jr., a 50th Airlift Squadron fuel maintenance engineer, embraces his wife, Colby, on Sept. 20, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Scott and other base Airmen were returning from deployments supporting operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Staff Sgt. Nick Hooker is welcomed home by his wife, Hiromi, and their sons, Monty and Mason, on Sept. 20, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Families and friends greeted nearly 120 Airmen returning from deployments supporting operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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More than 120 Team Little Rock Airmen returned home Sept. 20, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Wing leadership, families and friends assembled outside to greet the returning warriors as soon as they returned from deployments supporting operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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More than 120 Team Little Rock Airmen returned home from deployments supporting operations in Southwest Asia Sept. 20, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The military members were met by several wing, group, and squadron leaders as they departed the airplane. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Photos: Deployers are welcomed home at Little Rock AFB

Published Sept. 21, 2011