Members of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron return home from a six-month deployment to Balad Air Base, and are welcomed by family and friends at Rapid City Regional Airport in Rapid City, S.D., July 17. While serving at Balad, members of the 28 CES provided rapid, decisive and sustainable mission support to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (US Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Adam Grant)