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Members of Moon's 911th Airlift Wing Return from Overseas Tours

Servicemen and their families re-unite after deployments keep them apartment for months.

"There it is!" someone murmured, pointing at a speck on the horizon.

Families watched in silence Wednesday as a steel-gray C-130 aircraft descended behind the rooftops of distant buildings, then re-emerged on the tarmac of the Air Force Reserve's 911th Airlift Wing base in Moon.

At the wing, 13 servicemen were re-united with their families after tours overseas, primarily in Afghanistan. 

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The reunion was an emotional one for many involved: Members of the 911th Airlift Wing replaced a British Royal Air Force unit that in March came under fire at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany. No casualties were reported in the attacks. 

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