7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Madison Cruz hugs her husband, Senior Airman Luis Cruz, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, after he returned from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. Once the service members arrived at Dyess, they were welcomed home with open arms from family members, friends and members of the Abilene community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Family members, friends and members of the Abilene community welcome home members of Team Dyess as they return from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. During the deployment, the Airmen supported three different operations where they flew 390 sorties, totaling 4,471 hours flown, with an effectiveness rate of 96 percent, and completed 920 airstrikes that destroyed over 1,760 targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Members from Team Dyess walk on the flightline after returning from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. During the deployment, the Airmen supported Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Deliberate Resolve and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Austin Thomas, 6-months-old son of Senior Airman Zachary Thomas, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, plays with an American flag while waiting for his father to return from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. Approximately 350 service members from Team Dyess and B-1B Lancers returned from the six-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Family members look at the flightline as a plane arrives holding members of Team Dyess returning from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. Approximately 350 service members from Team Dyess and B-1B Lancers returned from the six-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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7th BW Airmen return from deployment

Published March 19, 2019
By Staff Sgt. David Owsianka
7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

Dyess Air Force Base, Texas -- Madison Cruz hugs her husband, Senior Airman Luis Cruz, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, after he returned from a deployment to Al Udeid, Qatar, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 11, 2019. Once the service members arrived at Dyess, they were welcomed home with open arms from family members, friends and members of the Abilene community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)