At a few hundred feet above ground, a C-130 “Hercules” banks over a tree and a crowd of friends and family on the Minnesota Air National Guard base on July 11, 2010 in a fly-by after returning from a tour in Afghanistan. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
A crowd of friends and family on the Minnesota Air National Guard base watches a C-130 “Hercules” perform a fly-by and then land at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport on July 11, 2010 after returning from a tour in Afghanistan. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
A C-130 “Hercules” taxis into position for recovery at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport on July 11, 2010 after returning from a tour in Afghanistan. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
Friends and family wait for their returning Airmen to come out of a C-130 “Hercules” at the Minnesota Air National Guard base on July 11, 2010 as the members redeploy from Afghanistan. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
Friends and family excitedly greet Airmen disembarking from a C-130 “Hercules” at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport on July 11, 2010. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns from Afghanistan during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
An Airman gets his blood drawn after returning from a combat zone as his family watches on July 11, 2010 at the St. Paul Air National Guard base. The military cargo aircraft and about twenty Airmen are the first in a series of returns from Afghanistan during July for the 133rd Airlift Wing in 2010. USAF official photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss
