The soldiers of the 218th Veterinary Detachment returned to the cheers of friends and family at the Soldiers Fieldhouse, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., after returning from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The 214th “Viper Vets” area of operations covered all five of the regional commands, providing animal medicine and food inspections. (Photos by Staff Sgt. David Chapman, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)