From left, Warrant Officer Amy Misch of Pawcatuck greets her sons Nolan, 4, and Jaxon, 8, as members of the Connecticut Army National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group return from deployment on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Windsor Locks Readiness Center. The Groton-based 1109th TASMG, of approximately 80 members, was responsible for providing theater-level, rotary-wing maintenance in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel in their nine-month deployment to the Middle East. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Family members watch as Warrant Officer Amy Misch of Pawcatuck hugs her sons Jaxon, right, 8, and Nolan, 4, as members of the Connecticut Army National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group return from deployment on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Windsor Locks Readiness Center. The Groton-based 1109th TASMG, of approximately 80 members, was responsible for providing theater-level, rotary-wing maintenance in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel in their nine-month deployment to the Middle East. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Tamara Marcella of Bristol stands with her son Asher, 6, waiting for her husband, Maj. Matt Marcella, as members of the Connecticut Army National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group return from deployment on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Windsor Locks Readiness Center. The Groton-based 1109th TASMG, of approximately 80 members, was responsible for providing theater-level, rotary-wing maintenance in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel in their nine-month deployment to the Middle East. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Maj. Matt Marcella of Bristol holds his son Micaiah, 2, as members of the Connecticut Army National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group return from deployment on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Windsor Locks Readiness Center. The Groton-based 1109th TASMG, of approximately 80 members, was responsible for providing theater-level, rotary-wing maintenance in support of Operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel in their nine-month deployment to the Middle East. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)