Courtney Gathman spreads her arms to welcome home her husband, Sgt. Edward Gathman, of 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, at Thompson Field in Flowood. (photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes)

Spc. Earnest Jimison, of DeKalb, greets a loved one at Thompson Field in Flowood, Miss., Feb. 27, 2019. (National Guard photo by Chelsy Ables)

Sgt. Edward Gathman, of 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, is welcomed home by his wife, Courtney, at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes)

Spc. Lecourtney Evans, of Jackson, greets her daughter Rylei at Thompson Field in Flowood, Miss., Feb. 27, 2019. (U.S. National Guard photo by Chelsy Ables)

Staff Sgt. Thomas Hockin, from Biloxi, with the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, is welcomed home at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2019. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes)

Sgt. Gregory Lambert, from Booneville, with the 1st Battalion, 98th Cavalry Regiment, is welcomed home by his family at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2019. (National Guard photo by Staff Pfc. Tori Miller)

Pfc. Jesse Winburn, of 155th Infantry Regiment, is welcomed home at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi, Feb. 26. 2019. Winburn, of Huntsville, Alabama, was part of a contingent of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team returning home after serving in Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield for approximately one year. (National Guard photo by Chelsy Ables)

A little girl rushes to greet her father at Thompson Field in Flowood, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2019. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes