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A Boeing 747-400 HD aircraft lands at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. The aircraft carried a group of U.S. Airmen returning from deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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Leadership from the 1st Special Operations Wing and Air Force Special Operations Command welcome U.S. Airmen returning from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. The Airmen spent months overseas supporting global operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Tarpley, Air Force Special Operations Command A6 deployment manager, reunites with his family at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. With the Air Force’s new deployment cycle, Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, Airmen deploy as a unit from the same wing and get the opportunity to train together before deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jancarlo Torresmartinez, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician, waits to welcome his friend returning from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. Family and friends gathered at the Deployment Control Center on base to welcome home returning Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Caleb Overfelt, 15th Special Operations Squadron flight surgeon, embraces his son after returning from a deployment at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. The Air Force has a new deployment cycle called the Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, which is a 24-month rotational cycle broken into four, six-month phases: Prepare, Certify, Available and Reset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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A U.S. Airman embraces her significant other after returning home from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. The Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, deployment cycle establishes a 24-month rotational cycle broken into four, six-month phases: Prepare, Certify, Available and Reset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

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Hurlburt Airmen return home

Published Oct. 18, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --

Leadership from the 1st Special Operations Wing and Air Force Special Operations Command welcome U.S. Airmen returning from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 7, 2024. The Airmen spent months overseas supporting global operations.

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