Will you marry me?

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick Pettit, 71st Rescue Squadron, walks with his fiancé Candy after returning from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan June 8, 2012, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. After stepping off the plane, Pettit proposed to Candy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Let’s go home

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Barber, 71st Rescue Squadron, walks with his family after returning home from deployment June 8, 2012, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Barber and Airmen from the 71st RQS and 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spent four months in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Long journey home

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean Hosey, 71st Rescue Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Keith Terry, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, return home from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan June 9, 2012, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. More than 20 Airmen from the 71st RQS and 40 Airmen from the 723d AMXS returned from Camp Bastion where they supported Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Welcome back, buddy

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chad Burns, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, greets friends after returning home from deployment to Afghanistan June 9, 2012, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Over a span of three days, family and friends welcomed home more than 60 returning Airmen from the 723d AMXS and 71st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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71st RQS, 723d AMXS Airmen return home

Published June 12, 2012

Will you marry me?

Let’s go home

Long journey home

Welcome back, buddy