Family members await the arrival of their loved ones during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 4, 2012. Operation Homecoming is a monthly event held to welcome Air Commandos back from worldwide deployments and reunite them with family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
A service member gets his picture taken by a family member after reuniting with his daughter during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 4, 2012. Operation Homecoming is a monthly event held to welcome Air Commandos back from worldwide deployments and reunite them with family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
A service member greets his son during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 4, 2012. Operation Homecoming is a monthly event held to welcome Air Commandos back from worldwide deployments and reunite them with family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ashley Godsil, 27th Special Operations Medical Group medical technician, administers flu mist to a returning Airman during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 4, 2012. Operation Homecoming is a monthly event held to welcome Air Commandos back from worldwide deployments and reunite them with family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
10/4/2012 - CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Air Commandos are welcomed back from deployment during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 4, 2012. Operation Homecoming, which is held monthly, allows family members and 27th Special Operations Wing leadership to celebrate the return of Cannon's deployed Airmen.