Operation Homecoming

Anna Hudmon, 5, applies lip gloss while she waits for her dad, Staff Sgt. James Hudmon, 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Hudmon was one of the 60 Hurlburt members who returned from an overseas deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Master Sgt. Jeremy Hobbs, 14th Weapons Squadron radio operator, holds his son, Landon, 2, during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Friends and family members gathered at the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar to welcome home their loved ones from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Airman 1st Class Roger Smith, 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron lab technician, takes a blood sample from Senior Airman Jonathan Chapman, 1st Special Operations Comptroller Squadron defense travel system technician, during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. The returning deployers went through the reintegration process during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Returning deployers fill out paperwork during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Friends and family members gathered at the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit hangar to welcome home their loved ones from their deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Jasmine Mayfield, 6, waits for her dad, Staff Sgt. Jason Mayfield, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron maintainer, during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Sixty Hurlburt members returned from an overseas deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Robert Weaver, USO volunteer, supports Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Weaver handed out free drinks and snacks to returning deployers and their family members during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Master Sgt. Jeremy Hobb’s family awaits his arrival from deployment during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2014. Hobbs is a radio operator assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

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Operation Homecoming: Returning deployers reunite with family, friends

Published June 23, 2014