13 FS Returns to Misawa

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Hartman, 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, is greeted by his wife upon arrival to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2014. More than 50 family members, friends and peers gathered on the flightline to welcome Hartman and other 13 FS pilots home after being deployed more than six months. During the deployment, members of the 13 FS continuously collaborated across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Wallace/Released)

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13 FS returns to Misawa

Heidi Nolan and her children, Dakota and Elijah, await the arrival of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Nolan, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technician, during a homecoming ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2014. Base leadership and more than 150 friends and family members were on hand to welcome the 13th Fighter Squadron pilots and AMU maintainers home from a six-month deployment. During the deployment, the units delivered decisive airpower for U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations, coalition nations and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Wallace/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Nolan, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, is welcomed home from a deployment by wife Heidi, and daughter Dakota, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2014. During the deployment, Nolan and more than 100 Airmen from the 13th Fighter Squadron and AMXS ensured the success of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command by standing ready, engaged and vigilant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Wallace/Released)

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Courtney Dickerson Page and her children await the return of U.S. Air Force Capt. Jefferson Page, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, from deployment during a homecoming ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2014. The 13 FS was deployed on a six-month tour in support of overseas operations in the Middle East. Page is one of more than 100 Misawa Airmen who recently returned from a deployment to the Middle East where they delivered decisive airpower for U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations, coalition nations and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jefferson Page, 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, hugs his children at Misawa Air Base, Japan, after returning from a six-month deployment Oct. 14, 2014. During the deployment, members of the 13 FS supported the U.S. Air Forces Central Command mission by aggressively planning, preparing and presenting executable options to the commanders while standing ready to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kristopher Struve, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, speaks with Capt. James Smith, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, after arriving to Misawa Air Base, Japan, from a six-month-long deployment Oct. 25, 2014. During the deployment, Struve and the fighter squadron supported the U.S. Air Forces Central Command mission by aggressively planning, preparing and presenting executable options to the commanders while standing ready to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Wallace/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rodney Fodge, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron lead production superintendent, is greeted by his dog after returning from a deployment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2014. More than 100 pilots and maintainers deployed from Misawa to conduct air support missions in support of U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Phipps, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron propulsion specialist, is greeted by his family after returning from a deployment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2014. The 35 AMXS provided safe, reliable aircraft, equipment, and munitions in support of overseas operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron taxi down the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2014, after returning from a six-month deployment. Members of the 13 FS, known as “Panthers,” continuously collaborated across the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kristopher Struve, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, welcomes pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron home to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2014, after a deployment from the Middle East. More than 100 pilots and maintainers deployed from Misawa to conduct air support missions in support of U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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Melissa Biedenbach waits on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for the return of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Biedenbach, 13th Fighter Squadron director of operations, Nov. 1, 2014. Biedenbach was one of several pilots who returned after a six-month-long deployment in support of U.S. Air Forces Central Command. During the deployment, members of the 13 FS supported the U.S. Air Forces Central Command mission by aggressively planning, preparing and presenting executable options to the commanders while standing ready to support contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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Melissa Biedenbach and her children approach U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Biedenbach, 13th Fighter Squadron director of operations, as he climbs out of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2014. Biedenbach is one of more than 100 Misawa Airmen who recently returned from a deployment to the Middle East where they delivered decisive airpower for U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations, coalition nations and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordyn Rucker/Released)

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13 FS returns to Misawa

Published Nov. 4, 2014
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 13th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently returned to Misawa Air Base after a deployment to the Middle East. During the deployment, the 13 FS "Panthers" supported the U.S. Air Forces Central Command by standing ready, engaged and vigilant, and delivered decisive airpower for the command's operations, coalition nations and the United States. Misawa Air Base leadership, friends, and families were on hand to welcome the 13 FS "Panthers" home.

13 FS Returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS Returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa

13 FS returns to Misawa