Master Sgt. Mitchell Lefler hugs his daughter, Sarah, after arriving back home April 6 from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lefler is a C-130 Hercules maintenance technician assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing for the North Carolina Air National Guard, and is returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen


Maj. Kevin Mountcastle talks with his family after giving them a tour of a C-130 Hercules, April 6 in Charlotte, N.C. Mountcastle is a C-130 Hercules pilot assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing for the North Carolina Air National Guard, and is returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen


Master Sgt. David Lee hugs his girlfriend, Crystie Wilkins, as he arrives back home April 6 from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lee is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing for the North Carolina Air National Guard. He and his unit were deployed in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen


Maj. Kevin Mountcastle walks with his son after arriving back home April 6 from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Mountcastle is a C-130 Hercules pilot assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing for the North Carolina Air National Guard, and is returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen



Welcome Home, Job Well Done, and THANK YOU!! to all of these brave Heroes.


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