Families and friends welcome home more than 100 Soldiers from the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Headquarters Company and 2nd Battalion, 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, May 2, 2015, after a year-long deployment to Kuwait and Iraq. The Soldiers conducted aviation operations and security cooperation activities at the direction of U.S. Central Command. Their mission expanded to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the military effort to combat emerging militant groups, in September.  (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Blair Heusdens)
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