Col. Michael McGee, 49th Fighter Wing vice commander, speaks to all of the returning warriors in the armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 25. The Airmen from left to right include; Staff Sgt. Johnnie Clevenger, 49th Materiel Maintenance Support Squadron, Senior Airman Thomas OCampo, Tech. Sgt. Alfredo Gonzales, Airman 1st Class Narciso Angeles and Senior Airman Mario Garcia, all from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The Airmen were deployed for various lengths of time and to different areas in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M. Wieseler)

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Staff Sgt. Bernaby Rodriguez, 49th Logistic Readiness Squadron, shakes hands with Col. Michael McGee, 49th Fighter Wing vice commander, and poses for a photo along with Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cui, 49th Fighter Wing command chief. Colonel Magee and Chief Cui were a few of the many people who waited at the armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 25 to greet Sergeant Rodriguez who was returning from a six-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M. Wieseler)

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Staff Sgt. Johnnie Clevenger, 49th Materiel Maintenance Support Squadron, walks into the armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 25, to turn in his weapon upon his return home after a deployment. Col. Michael Magee, 49th Fighter Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Cui, 49th Fighter Wing command chief were a few of the many people who waited to greet the returning warriors upon their arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M. Wieseler)

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Airman 1st Class Narciso Angeles and Tech. Sgt. Alfredo Gonzales, both from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, turn in their weapons to the armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 25. Sergeant Gonzales is returning from a five and a half month deployment to Iraq, making it his fourth deployment. Airman Angeles, returning from his first deployment, spent six months at Ali Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M. Wieseler)

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Senior Master Sgt. Scott Thomsen from the 49th Operation Support Squadron poses with his leadership after returning home to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 30, from a six-month deployment to Iraq. From left to right: Col. Michael Stapleton, 49th Operations Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cui, 49th Fighter Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. William Urick, 49 OG superintendant, Sergeant Thomsen, the returning warrior, Master Sgt. Paul Connelly, 49 OSS first sergeant, Maj. Stacy Kreuziger, 49 OSS Intelligence Flight commander and Col. Michael McGee, 49 FW vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M.

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Senior Airman Mario Garcia and Senior Airman Thomas OCampo, both from the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron, turn in their weapons to the armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 25. This was the first stop on base for both of the Airmen upon returning home from a deployment to Ali Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sondra M. Wieseler)

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Staff Sgt. Alexander Zybert, 49th Operations Support Squadron, poses on the flightline at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., after returning home from a four month deployment to Ali Air Base, Iraq, July 25. While deployed, he put in several projects to change the airfield and worked beddown's for Army 'Helo' missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rachel A. Kocin)

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Master Sgt. Sean Bryans, 49th Operations Support Squadron, is welcomed by Col. Michael McGee, 49th Fighter Wing vice commander, Aug. 2 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. During his 365-day deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, Seargeant Bryans served as a coalition advisor for the Air Force training team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jamal D. Sutter)

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Welcome home Holloman warriors

Published Aug. 4, 2008

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