Staff Sgt. Theodore Yoder, 482nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, is greeted by Roxy, his Boston Terrier, and Senior Airman Kristi Ayala-Rosado, 482nd Security Forces Squadron. More than 260 Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base were welcomed with open arms as they returned from a deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 93rd Fighter Squadron from the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base provided close air support and surveillance and reconnaissance missions in support of U.S. and Coalition ground forces throughout its deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)