Olympian Brittney Reese departs Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Saturday, August 11, 2012, after returning from the Olympics. Reese brought home a Gold medal for her long jump of 23 feet, 4½ inches (7.12 meters), becoming the second U.S. woman to win the Olympic long jump event at the 2012 Olympic games in London. Photo by James Edward Bates. Photo by James Edward Bates.