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Air National Guard members set to return Tuesday

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Aug. 27, 2010

Air National Guard members set to return Tuesday

RENO-- Airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing are set to return to Reno on Tuesday, Aug. 31, between 3 and 5 p.m. at the Nevada Air Guard base. Of the approximately 40 Airmen who have served as part of operation Shadow Harvest in Afghanistan since June 2010, 13 are due to arrive Tuesday. Flight information is not releasable to the public prior to the Guard members' arrival in Reno; this advisory is for media planning purposes only. Flight arrival times are estimates only and are subject to change.

WHAT: 152nd Airlift Wing Airmen return home
WHO: Approximately 14 Nevada Air National Guard Airmen
WHERE: May Air National Guard Base, Reno
WHEN: Tuesday, August 31, 5 p.m.
MEDIA: Welcome to attend (bring state or federal identification)
Call 2nd Lt Jason Yuhasz at (702) 604-9298 for assistance at the base

The Nevada Airmen, along with Airmen from sister units in Kentucky and Georgia, were deployed as part of Operation Shadow Harvest throughout Afghanistan on a reconnaissance mission providing support to troops all over Afghanistan.
Because of space limitations and security issues, the general public is not invited to the ceremony. However, family and friends of the Airmen will be at the ceremony and will likely be available for interviews.
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