Reservists return home after Middle East deployment Published Aug. 25, 2017 By Public Affairs 315th Airlift Wing JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- More than 20 Citizen Airmen from the 38th Aerial Port Squadron were greeted by loved ones and friends today at the Charleston International Airport when they returned to Charleston after a six month deployment to the Middle East. Some members were seeing their newborn babies in person for the first time. The Air Force Reserve Aerial Port members were deployed to various locations in Southwest Asia and were responsible for cargo and passenger operations within the region. Their duties included loading and unloading cargo and managing troop movements in and out of the surrounding countries. The Airmen who are returning are part of the nearly 100 deployed reservists from both the 38th and 81st Aerial Port Squadrons, who will be coming home over the next several weeks.