U.S. Air Force Maj. Kathryn Gaetke, 14th Fighter Squadron pilot, returns to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2012. In August, Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing’s 14 FS and 35th Maintenance and Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Joselyn O’Reilly holds her daughter and waits for her husband, Maj. Bill O’Reilly, 14th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, to get out of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2012. Misawa’s pilots, maintainers and additional support staff, along with several F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, were deployed to Afghanistan for the last three months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. John Widmer, 14th Fighter Squadron pilot, reunites with his wife and son at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2012. Widmer was one of eight pilots who returned from a three month long deployment to Afghanistan where they supported Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Bill O’Reilly, 14th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, spends time with his wife and daughter at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2012. The rest of the deployed team will be returning over the next few days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

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Military families reunite; pilots return from deployment

Published Oct. 25, 2012