U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason McGinnis, a crew chief with the 30th Airlift Squadron, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, lifts his son after returning to the Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 28, 2011. The unit's deployment was shortened from three months to about 30 days because of the drawdown in forces for Operation New Dawn.