Airman 1st Class Carl Runkel, a munitions crew member with the 3rd Maintenance Group hugs his three-month-old daughter Korra Storm after seeing her for the first time at Hangar 25 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska April 21 upon returning from a 7-month deployment. For many families, this was their first time being separated from their loved ones for an extended period of time.

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