Tearful Goodbye

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Spc. Shane Winters, left, hugs his wife, Jennifer Winters, during a deployment ceremony for the 201st Regional Support Group Agri-Business Development Team at Fort Gordon, Monday, April 22, 2011, in Augusta, Ga. The unit is headed to Camp Atterbury, Indiana for final training ahead of deployment to Afghanistan.  (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Rainier Ehrhardt)