Homestead Defenders return from 6-month deployment to Iraq

The view 36 Defenders from the 482nd Security Forces Squadron saw as they returned home to a hero’s welcome at Miami International Airport Wednesday evening after completing a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The reservists maintained a safe and secure environment for thousands of U.S., Coalition and Iraqi troops, U.S. State Department Provisional Reconstruction Teams, and civilian contractors housed and operating from the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Erik Hofmeyer)

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