Master Sgt. Clifford Schuelke, 28th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation section chief, welcomes home his wife, Staff Sgt. Laura Schuelke, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication navigation mission systems craftsman, after returning from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia during a homecoming event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 25, 2012. 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)