Air Force photographs by Sarah Cirrice

SMC Commander, Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, talks with returning airmen and their families prior to the start of the Welcome Home Airmen ceremony, Jan. 24. The ceremony honored airmen returning from deployments during the past six months.

The audience jumps to its feet and claps with the arrival of the official party and airmen who recently returned from deployments at a Welcome Home Airmen ceremony held at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., Jan. 24.

Children from the Los Angeles AFB Child Development Center sing the National Anthem during the Welcome Home Airmen ceremony, Jan. 24.

Maj. Sandra Pertuit (pictured left) is among the returning airmen and their families honored at the Welcome Home Airmen ceremony, Jan. 24. The airmen returned during the past six months from deployments at locations around the world.

Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski speaks at the Welcome Home Airmen ceremony.

