Family and friends gather at the flightline on RAF Lakenheath, England, to welcome back 492nd Fighter Squadron pilots Sept. 1, 2010. The pilots were returning from a four-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany Deuel)
Lisa Mixon welcomes husband, Lt. Col. Clint Mixon, 492nd Fighter Squadron commander, upon his return from a four-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan on the RAF Lakenheath, England, flightline Sept. 1, 2010. Colonel Mixon piloted one of the six F-15s that returned. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany Deuel)
(left to right) Col. John Quintas, 48th Fighter Wing commander, shakes hands with 492nd Fighter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Clint Mixon, after he reunited with his son Parker and wife Lisa following a four-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan Sept. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany Deuel)