Deployment initiative revamps 18 year ops tempo
U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Nathan Singer, 61st Airlift Squadron pilot, returns home from a deployment and reunites with his son at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, May 17, 2019. Upon arrival, the 61st AS became the first C-130J squadron in the past 18 years to have an entire year of dwell time, beginning the cycle for the new deployment initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)