Senior Airman Christopher Gunter, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, holds his son, Levi, upon returning from a deployment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 4, 2021. The current deployment rotation cycle of deploying for a four month period and being at Dyess for eight months enables the Airmen to have more time to focus on their families and training for future missions and deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)