Misawa Airmen welcomed home

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Maintenance Group and 35th Operations Group return home from deployment, May 13. More than 300 Misawa Airmen deployed to the Air Force’s Central area of responsibility for nearly eight months supporting the 13th Fighter Squadron and combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Sherwyn Mabute, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reunites with his family following a seven-and-a-half-month deployment, May 13. Sergeant Mabute was one of nearly 300 Airmen assigned to the 35th Maintenance and Operations Groups to return home with the main body of deployers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Gardner, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses for a photo with his 6-month-old son, Kentom, upon returning from a deployment, May 13. Sergeant Gardner deployed just prior to his first son’s birth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Ryan Busbey, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, holds his wife, Laura, after returning to home, May 13. Captain Busbey and more than 300 other Airmen from Misawa Air Base were deployed to the Air Force’s Central area of responsibility for nearly eight months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jose Resto Sifuentes, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, hugs his son Derek, wearing a matching uniform, after returning home, May 13. More than 300 Airmen from Misawa Air Base returned home from a seven-and-a-half-month deployment this week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Jade Villena, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, plays with his 7-month-old daughter, Ashleigh, after returning home, May 13. More than 300 Airmen from Misawa Air Base returned home from a seven-and-a-half-month deployment this week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A pilot with the 13th Fighter Squadron taxis on the flightline May 13. The 13th FS returned from a seven-and-a-half month deployment to Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Laura Breau, wife of Capt. Jesse Breau, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, left, helps Danielle Hoyt welcome home her husband, Capt. Matt Hoyt, 13th FS pilot, May 13. Members of the 13th FS have been returned home from deployment throughout the past week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Danielle Hoyt welcomes home her husband, Capt. Matt Hoyt, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, May 13. Members of the 13th FS returned home from a seven-and-a-half month deployment this week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown/Released)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Anna Young and her two daughters, Clara and Elena, wait to welcome home family, May 13. Mrs. Young's husband, Capt. Tyler Young, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, was among more than 300 Misawa Airmen to return from deployment this week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Tyler Young, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, greets his daughter Clara after arriving home from a deployment, May 13. The 13th FS and more than 300 Airmen from the 35th Maintenance Group deployed for more than seven months to Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Misawa Airmen welcomed home

Published May 12, 2011