Cheers

Loved ones celebrate the return of the 824th Base Defense Squadron during a redeployment, April 25th, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. More than 100 Airmen returned home in support of the 824th BDS's expeditionary force protection mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Bittersweet

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devant Jones, 824th Base Defense Squadron squad leader, embraces his son, Demari, after returning from a deployment, April 25, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 824th BDS Airmen are ready to deploy at all times while maintaining combat and specialty training standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Group hug

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Reed, 824th Base Defense Squadron flight chief, poses with his wife, Reve, and sons Jacob, left, and Blake, during a redeployment, April 25, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Reed helped support the 824th BDS’s expeditionary force protection mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Touch down

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 824th Base Defense Squadron return home from a deployment, April 25, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 824th BDS is one of Moody’s three security forces squadrons in the 820th Base Defense Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Job well done

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Ross, 820th Base Defense Group commander, commends Airmen returning from a deployment, April 25, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 824th Base Defense Squadron provides expeditionary force protection capabilities at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Nash/Released)

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Base defenders return home to loved ones

Published April 27, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Greg Nash
23d Wing Public Affairs

Cheers

Bittersweet

Group hug

Touch down

Job well done