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by SSgt Kenneth Holston

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Miller, 79th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, smiles as he hugs his wife for the first time in five months, after returning to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., from a deployment, Feb. 7, 2014. Miller, along with approximately 200 Team Shaw Airmen returned home from U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility after completing their tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)

Photographer's Narrative

 

Overwhelming emotion and pure happiness are just a few words that can be used to describe what it’s like when a loved one returns home from the battlefield. I’ve always enjoyed capturing those peak moments when husbands and wives get to embrace each other for the first time after several months.