Major Tommy Miller is among the more than 550 National Guard soldiers who returned home this month after a 10-month deployment in Kuwait.

The emotional reunions filled with love and tears of joy as families welcomed 130 soldiers home for Christmas.

U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrats, called it a “win-win scenario” that preserves Maryland’s flying mission and the work of the 121st squadron.

The 121st Fighter Squadron that was previously part of the District of Columbia National Guard will be transferred to the Maryland Air National Guard.

The transfer of the fighter squadron comes after it appeared earlier this year that Maryland would be left as the only state without a National Guard flying mission.