U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alejandro Valencia Hernandez, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is welcomed by his wife, Kylie, and son, Josiah, after returning from a six-month deployment Feb. 1, 2015, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. While deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dyess service members provided rapid, long-range precision strike capability and persistent air presence to support military objectives in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kedesha Pennant/Released)