Happy Holiday Homecoming
Melanie Mercer and her daughter, 19-month-old Kaylee, scan the sea of tan uniforms trying to catch the first glimpse of their husband and father, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Mercer, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, July 4. More than 200 Airmen returned from deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom on Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Shepherd)