A small boy awaits the appearance of his deployed family member, an Air Force Reservist from the the 442nd Fighter Wing, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 26, 2008. Approximately 250 Citizen Airmen from the wing returned home to Whiteman from a 51-day deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in a contracted DC-10 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)