It's arguably the best part of a deployment: the homecoming.

On Tuesday, 300 members of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade returned to Fort Drum from Iraq.

"It's great. No more sand in the face. It's great," said Private Sarah Fountain about seeing family and friends after a year-long tour in Iraq.

With their jobs done, the focus now is rest and family. 

Specialist Sebastian Roe says he'll be spending most his time with his wife and two kids.

"It's really important, keeps your morale up," he said.

Time home is called 'dwell time' in the military business and officials have been trying to give our soldiers more. 

There's a plan to allow troops two years off for every year deployed.

However, that plan is in jeopardy.  

With violence escalating in Afghanistan, military leaders are deciding whether or not to send 40,000 more soldiers into combat.

Army Chief of Staff General George Casey has said if more troops are deployed, it could cut into how much time soldiers spend at home.

It's not the best news for military families, but news some say they'll have to accept.

"If they redeploy her, then we're with her 100 percent.  We support her 100 percent," said Ralph Fountain, Private Sarah Fountain's father.

Another 1,600 members of the the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade are on their way back home. 

The question is how long will they and other troops stay home if the U.S. ramps up forces overseas.

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