9/23/2011 - Family and friends eagerly wait for the return of 154 Airmen assigned to the 603rd Air Control Squadron from a six month long deployment. The Airmen were deployed to four different locations in Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Briana Jones)

9/23/2011 - Master. Sgt Albert Foley, 603rd Air Control Squadron assistant NCO in charge of ground radar systems, greets his 5-year-old daughter Tayla with a hug and a kiss after returning from a six month deployment Sept. 18 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airmen from the 603rd Air Control Sqaudron deployed to four different locations in support of Operation New Dawn.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Briana Jones)

9/23/2011 - Family and friends greet the 154 Airmen assigned to the 603rd Air Control Squadron after their return from a six month deployment Sept. 18 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Airmen were deployed to four different locations in Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Briana Jones)

9/23/2011 - Col. David Walker, 31st Operations Group commander, greets 603rd Air Control Squadron Airmen Sept. 18 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as they return from their six-month deployment. Families, friends, coworkers and the Aviano community welcomed back the 154 Airmen with posters, balloons, hugs and kisses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)

9/23/2011 - Airman 1st Class Ronald McKeown, 603rd Air Control Squadron, embraces his significant other Sept. 18 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, after his six-month deployment. McKeown was one of 154 Airmen deployed to four locations in Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph)