A North Carolina Air National Guard Airman poses next to his loved one and holds a sign that was made to welcome him back from a three month deployment in Southwest Asia, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, May 10, 2017. This is the first group of Air Guard deployer’s to return from the 145th Airlift Wing's ongoing mission in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

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