Capt. Hank Luke in Iraq.
Senior Member Megan Luke
Public Affairs Officer
Annapolis Composite Squadron
Maryland Wing
MARYLAND – Annapolis Composite Squadron members will be welcoming home one of their own Friday when he returns from deployment to Iraq.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Hank Luke, a helicopter pilot stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, holds the same rank in Civil Air Patrol. He has been a CAP member for two years, serving as the Annapolis squadron's assistant officer for aerospace education, administration and personnel.
For half that time, he has been serving in Iraq as a combat air adviser to the Iraqi Air Force.
Squadron members plan to meet his plane as part of Operation Welcome Home – a program to greetsoldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines as they return home from deployments to various locations, showering them with praise, cheering them on, hugging them, offering them a "goodie bag" and thanking them for their service.