(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Tuesday, April 29, loved ones gathered at the Colorado Springs (COS) Airport to welcome home deployed members of the 302d Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force Reserve.

Flights were scheduled to land at 4:43 p.m. and 5:53 p.m., carrying 14 Citizen Airmen who have been deployed to multiple locations in Southwest Asia. In total, thirty-nine Air Force Reservists from the 302d Airlift Wing’s 39th Aerial Port Squadron have been deployed for the past six months.

The Reservists are transportation specialists who processed cargo and passengers at aerial port facilities in support of U.S. Central Command.

Located at Peterson Space Force Base with a Total Force of more than 1,300 personnel, the Air Force Reserve 302d Airlift Wing trains, equips, and employs C-130H aircraft airlift forces in worldwide support of the nation’s interests.