Air Force Col. Michael T. Gerock Commander of the 145th Airlift Wing and Maj. Gen. Roger E. Williams Jr. the Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, wait among the families of deployed North Carolina Air National Guard Airmen while they wait for the deployers to return, at the flight line of the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, July 5th, 2017. Both Williams and Gerock where on site to shake hands with the returning Airmen as soon as they disembarked off the aircraft.

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