Columbus, Ohio – Tears and tight hugs fill the ramp as members of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing return home from a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Homecoming footage filmed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base on October 1 shows members of the contingent stepping off the aircraft and reuniting with waiting family members.

Loved ones embrace the returning service members as they make their way across the ramp, with the homecoming capturing the emotional reunion after their time overseas.

The 121st Air Refueling Wing operates KC-135 tankers from Rickenbacker and provides aerial refueling support during deployments. The returning group had been serving in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area.

The footage also includes remarks from wing commander Col. Lance Kollstedt and interviews with family members and Tech. Sgt. Nathanael Giacomini, a Maintenance Group crew chief.

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