Warm welcome

Family and friends of 74th Fighter Squadron Airmen greet A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots as they return from deployment Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The pilots flew the A-10s during a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, where they supported U.S. and coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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Returning home

An A-10C Thunderbolt II operated by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Clark, 74th Fighter Squadron commander, makes its way to a stopping point Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Clark flew the A-10 in support of U.S. and coalition ground forces during a six-month deployment at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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Finally back

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Clark, 74th Fighter Squadron commander, parks his aircraft after redeployment Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Clark and the four other A-10 pilots were part of a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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Daddy’s home

U.S. Air Force Maj. Craig Morash, 74th Fighter Squadron A-10 pilot, is greeted home by his daughter, Adeline, after returning from a deployment Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Morash was part of a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, where he supported Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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Sweet kiss

U.S. Air Force Maj. Craig Morash, 74th Fighter Squadron A-10 pilot, shares a kiss with his wife, Jennifer, after returning home from a deployment Oct. 11, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Morash was part of a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, where he supported Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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Rainbow

A double rainbow stretches over the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., flight line after five A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 74th Fighter Squadron returned home from a deployment Oct. 11, 2011. The pilots supported Operation Enduring Freedom during a six-month deployment to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. More than 300 maintenance Airmen returned home from the same deployment a week prior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter/Released)

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A-10 pilots return from deployment

Published Oct. 13, 2011

Warm welcome

Returning home

Finally back

Daddy’s home

Sweet kiss

Rainbow