Staff Sgt. Daniel Muscutt, 61st Airlift Squadron, is welcomed home by his wife, Anjelica; son, Kai; and daughter, Adriana; on the flightline May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Muscutt and other deployed members flew missions including airdrop and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Friends and family members gather May 13, 2011, at the flightline on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to welcome home approximately 50 Airmen from support operations in Southwest Asia. The Airmen arrived in C-130 aircraft, returning from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Friends and family members gather May 13, 2011, at the flightline on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to welcome home approximately 50 Airmen from support operations in Southwest Asia. The Airmen arrived in C-130 aircraft, returning from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Tech. Sgt. David Hendrickson, 61st Airlift Squadron, is greeted with open arms by his sons, Aiden and Karsten, May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. While deployed, Sergeant Hendrickson and other deployed members flew missions including airdrop and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Kinsely Carlin, daughter of Staff Sgt. John Carlin, 61st Airlift Squadron, marshals in a C-130 Hercules May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Carlin was one of 50 61st AS Airmen who returned from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Capt. Christopher Lang, 61st Airlift Squadron, is greeted by his wife, Emmalee; and son, Luke; on the flightline May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Captain Lang along with other deployed members flew missions including airdrop and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Staff Sgt. John Carlin, 61st Airlift Squadron, is given a warm hug by his daughter, Kinsely, May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Carlin was one of 50 61st AS Airmen who returned from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Staff Sgt. John Carlin, 61st Airlift Squadron, walks off the fightline with his family May 13, 2011, on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Carlin was one of 50 61st AS Airmen who returned from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chris Willis)

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Ian King, son of Lt. Col. Dennis King, 61st Airlift Squadron commander, waves to his father as his C-130 taxis in on the base flight line May 15, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Colonel King was assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron or "Triple 7 Dueling Dragons," the most forward deployed C-130 airlift unit engaged in the Iraqi theater of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Lt. Col. Dennis King, 61st Airlift Squadron commander, is greeted by his family on the base flight line May 15, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Colonel King was assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron or "Triple 7 Dueling Dragons," the most forward deployed C-130 airlift unit engaged in the Iraqi theater of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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1st Lt. Tom Raper, 19th Mission Support Group executive officer, gives flowers to his wife, 1st Lt. Mary Raper, a 61st Airlift Squadron navigator, on the base flight line May 15, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Lieutenant Raper was one of 50 61st AS Airmen who returned from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Tech. Sgt. Julius Brown, a 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, kisses his wife on the base flight line May 15, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Brown was one of 50 61st AS Airmen who returned from operations at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

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Photos: Airlift Airmen return to Little Rock AFB from deployment

Published May 16, 2011

61 AS Airmen come home

61 AS Airmen come home

61 AS Airmen come home

61 AS Airmen come home