Welcome home warriors!
940th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, Col. David Mitchell, greets returning warrior, Master Sgt. Troy Velin, a fire fighter assigned to the 940th Civil Engineer Squadron, Feb. 9, 2008. Sergeant Velin, along with about 180 other Air Force Reservists from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., spent five days in Gulfport, Miss. They were practicing their war fighting skills for this operational readiness inspection, which exposes them to a hostile environment. Many of the wing's Reservists have already deployed in support of the Global War on Terror. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt Ellen L Hatfield)