Rescue Homecoming

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Birdeal Ferguson, 763rd Maintenance Squadron member, plays with his daughter during a homecoming celebration Feb. 8, 2012, inside the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The returning 71 Airmen, most of whom are assigned to either the 66th Rescue Squadron or the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron, comprised the last Air Force rescue unit stationed in Iraq prior to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)

Rescue Homecoming

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise Figueroa-Guarneros, 57th Maintenance Squadron maintainer, is embraced by her father during a homecoming celebration Feb. 8, 2012, inside the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The returning 71 Airmen, most of whom are assigned to either the 66th Rescue Squadron or the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron, comprised the last Air Force rescue unit stationed in Iraq prior to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)

Rescue Homecoming

An Airman's daughter waits for her father during a homecoming celebration Feb. 8, 2012, inside the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron hangar on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The returning 71 Airmen, most of whom are assigned to either the 66th Rescue Squadron or the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron, comprised the last Air Force rescue unit stationed in Iraq prior to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)

Rescue Homecoming

Airmen are greeted by Nellis leadership Feb. 8, 2012, on the flightline of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The returning 71 Airmen, most of whom are assigned to either the 66th Rescue Squadron or the 763rd Rescue Maintenance Squadron, comprised the last Air Force rescue unit stationed in Iraq prior to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)

Engineers teach children about giants

Airmen from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron pose for a group photo with children from the Nellis Child Development Center during a field trip Jan. 27, 2012, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Airmen taught the children about the base water tower and other “giants” located around the base. (Courtesy photo)

Engineers teach children about giants

Airmen from the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron accompanied children from the Nellis Child Development Center during a field trip Jan. 27, 2012, on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Airmen taught the children about the base water tower and other “giants” located around the base. (Courtesy photo)