Sgt. Alexander Barto (right) of Kearney, Nebraska,

Sgt. Alexander Barto (right) of Kearney, Nebraska, sits with his sister, father and monther during a welcome home ceremony. He is one of six Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Lincoln-based Detachment 1, Company A, 641st Aviation Regiment, a C-12 unit, who were welcomed home from an overseas deployment to the Horn of Africa during a ceremony, Feb. 2, at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln. The initial deployment began last April and consisted of four Nebraska Soldiers, with an additional two Guard aviators rotating into Africa midway through the 10-month deployment. While deployed, the Soldiers were responsible for providing aviation support in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility as part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa. Speakers at the welcome home ceremony included Nebraska Lt. Gov. Mike Foley, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and Brig. Gen. Richard Dahlman, deputy adjutant general. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Spc. Lisa Crawford)