Maj. Jennifer Helton, a navigator for the 165th Airlift Squadron, fights back tears Nov. 10, 2012, as she hugs her son next to the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. Helton was one of 58 Kentucky Air Guardsmen returning from a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)