Deployed Airmen return home

Three children wait for their fathers to deplane a KC-135 Stratotanker as they return from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Chief Master Sgt. Leon Calloway, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, greets an Airman returning from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Capt. Elliott Sahli, 349th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, hugs his wife and daughter after returning from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Maj. Derek St. John, 344th Air Refueling Squadron assistant director of operations, hugs his son after returning from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Redeployers mingle with family members, coworkers and leadership on the flightline after returning from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Airmen were greeted as they arrived and were able to visit with loved ones before completing in-processing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Airmen work together to remove cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airmen from Team McConnell greeted redeployers on the flightline to assist with the transition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)

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Deployed Airmen return home

Published Sept. 22, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Three children wait for their fathers to deplane a KC-135 Stratotanker as they return from deployment Aug. 22, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Members of Team McConnell, including family members, coworkers and leadership, greeted the returning Airmen as they arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)