POPE AIR FORCE BASE - Happy homecoming

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C.—Children wave American flags as aircraft carrying Airmen from the 41st Airlift Squadron, 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 2nd AS taxi here April 19. The Airmen were greeted by cheering family members, friends and fellow servicemembers welcoming their loved ones back to the United States from a three-month deployment in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Claire Dattilo)