Family, friends and loved ones hold welcoming signs while anxiously awaiting the return of their Airmen from Southwest Asia during an event at the Pride Hangar on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 26, 2013. The returning Airmen have been deployed since January, conducting B-1 bomber missions to deliver precision and non-precision strike capabilities to support military objectives in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Imwalle/Released)