Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Staunton-based 116th Brigade Combat Team Headquarters receive a warm welcome home from family, friends and senior leaders of the Virginia National Guard at the Richmond International Airport Jan. 7, 2012. Approximately 110 Soldiers from the unit returned to various locations across the state after serving on federal active duty in Afghanistan since early August 2011. The unit served as headquarters for Combined Team Zabul where they conducted full-spectrum counterinsurgency operations in Zabul Province in southeast Afghanistan, a region nearly the size of the State of New Jersey. They officially began federal active duty May 15, 2011, and mobilized with just 60 days notice. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs) More info: http://go.usa.gov/R1I