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A child in a winter hat and sweatshirt runs with open arms toward an airman in a flight suit and with a backpack on a runway with people in the background.

Happy Homecoming

A child runs to hug a loved one as Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing return to South Burlington, Vt., April 22, 2025, following a deployment to Okinawa, Japan.

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Tags: Military Families, Air Force, national guard, military children
Credit: Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rob Trubia, National Guard VIRIN: 250422-Z-KR594-1006P.JPG

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