Early morning embrace

Staff Sgt. Christopher Hurd, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, gets a long-awaited kiss from his wife Heather during the Operation Homecoming celebration that started at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 5. Sergeant Hurd was one of nearly 200 Airmen who were welcomed home from their deployments during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Home at last

Airmen make their way from the airplane to the arms of their loved ones during the Operation Homecoming celebration that started at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 5. Nearly 200 Airmen were welcomed home from their deployments during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Hammin' it up

Ossiana Blakenship puts on her best smile for a television crew during the Operation Homecoming celebration that started at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 5. Ossiana was waiting to greet her grandfather, Staff Sgt. Van Lewis, 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron. Nearly 200 Airmen were welcomed home from their deployments during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Families, friends and coworkers spend time with the nearly 200 Airmen who were welcomed home from their deployments during the Operation Homecoming celebration that started at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Tech. Sgt. James Buster, 16th Special Operations Squadron, spends some quality time with his grandson Riley during the Operation Homecoming celebration that started at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 5. Sergeant Buster was one of the nearly 200 Airmen who were welcomed home from their deployments during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Jacobs)

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Early morning reunion

Published Aug. 5, 2008

Early morning embrace

Home at last

Hammin' it up