A North Carolina Air National Guard Major carries a child on his shoulders during the deployment homecoming at the flight line of the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, July 5th, 2017. Family and friends gathered to welcome back deployers returning from a six month mission overseas in Southwest Asia supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

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