Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Capt. Ben Bertelson, center, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, hugs his wife Amanda and son Beau upon returning to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Members from the 3rd AS, 436th Mission Generation Group and 436th Security Forces Squadron were greeted by family, fellow squadron and Team Dover members after a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Members from the 3rd Airlift Squadron hold up a welcome home banner for fellow squadron members returning to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Deployed Team Dover members returned to Dover after being deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 Globemaster III, operated by 3AS, is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in a deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Amanda and Beau Bertelson, wife and son of Capt. Ben Bertelson, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, wait for him to deplane at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Members from the 3rd AS, 436th Mission Generation Group and 436th Security Forces Squadron were greeted by family, fellow squadron and Team Dover members after a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Capt. Matthew Zettler, Air Force ROTC instructor, Detachment 128, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, and daughter Aubrey, wait for Capt. Brianna Zettler, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, to deplane at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Members from the 3rd AS, 436th Mission Generation Group and 436th Security Forces Squadron were greeted by family, fellow squadron and Team Dover members after being deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Members from the 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Security Forces Squadron and 436th Mission Generation Group are greeted by family, fellow squadron and Team Dover members at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Team Dover members returned to Dover after a four-month deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 Globemaster III, operated by 3AS, is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in a deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Deployed Team Dover Airmen welcomed home

Airman 1st Class Dexter Lynn, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, speaks with his father, Greg and sister Avery after returning back to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 3, 2022. Members from the 3rd AS, 436th Mission Generation Group and 436th Security Forces Squadron were greeted by family, fellow squadron and Team Dover members after returning from a deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 Globemaster III, operated by 3AS, is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in a deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)