Leadership greeted Airmen of the 28th Bomb Wing as they return home following a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, during a homecoming event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 25, 2012. More than 400 Ellsworth Airmen supported operations in the region with critical air presence, precision strike, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Released)