Take me out to the ball game

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Randall "Howie" Howard hits a home run and was named most valuable player in the 2008 Logistics Readiness Squadron Softball Tournament, Oct. 13. Howard earned the title by leading the Hurlburt team in home runs and playing outstanding defense. The 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron A team led the way as they captured the 2008 LRS Softball Tournament title. Seven teams, from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Shaw AFB, S.C., and MacDill AFB, Fla., participated in the double elimination bracket tournament. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Muppet madness

Zayiah Craig, three-years-old, meets Zoey, a character from Sesame Street at the Hurlburt Field Child Development center Sept. 10. Sesame Street teamed up with the United Services Organization to bring the Muppets to military families. The Sesame Street characters are touring 43 military instillations across the country to support the servicemembers. The shows are free of charge to military families. (U.S. Air Force photo /Senior Airman Emily Moore)

Welcome Home

Tech. Sgt. Jasun Martinez, 4th Special Operations Squadron, kisses his wife and son as he arrives at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sept. 6. Operation Homecoming allows family, friends, and co-workers to reunite with their loved ones as soon as they land after a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)(RELEASED)

welcome home

Tech. Sgt. Jasun Martinez, 4th Special Operations Squadron, kisses his wife and son after a deployment Sept. 6; Hurlburt Field, Fla. Operation Homecoming allows family, friends, and co-workers to reunite with their loved ones as soon as they land after a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)(RELEASED)

welcome home

Air Commandos assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing and associate units exit their plane and walk across the tarmac to reunite with family members Sept. 6; Hurlburt Field, Fla. Operation Homecoming allows family, friends, and co-workers to reunite with their loved ones as soon as they land after a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)(RELEASED)

Welcome Home

16-month-old Haley Hood points at the plane bringing her father home Sept. 6 to Hurlburt Field, Fla. Haley and her mom, Jennifer Hood, are anxious to see Capt. Tim Hood, 4th Special Operations Squadron, after his deployment. Operation Homecoming allows family, friends, and co-workers to reunite with their loved ones as soon as they land after a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)(RELEASED)