Deployment to loved ones
Capt. Jacob Morton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, hugs his wife, Carmen, during a welcome-home event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. The navigator, along with 27 Yokota members, deployed for four months to Southwest Asia. While deployed the crew conducted resupplies, hauled equipment, transported combat-ready troops and flew medical evacuation missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)