Barksdale Reservists do their part
Master Sgt. Tina Chasteen, career advisor for the 307th Operations Group, gives her son, Senior Airman Michael Chasteen, a final piece of advice at Hoban Hall on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 28, 2011. Airman Chasteen is just one of approximately 124 Airmen who deployed from the 917th Fighter Group to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airman Chasteen’s girlfriend Tiffany Hudson, his father, Gary, and his brother Mark, were all on hand to see him off for his first deployment. The 917th FG is an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)