YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 1st Lt. Jeffrey Copeland, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules co-pilot, says goodbye to his son before deploying from Yokota, June 3, 2011. Wing leadership, friends and family members came out to show their support for members of the 36th AS as they depart on a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. David Shea, 36th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, poses for a picture with his baby before deploying from Yokota, June 3, 2011. Wing leadership, friends and family members came out to show their support to members of the 36th AS as they depart on a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron prepare to depart for a deployment from Yokota, June 3, 2011. Wing leadership, friends and family members came out to show support to the members of the 36th AS as they depart on a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen (left), and Senior Airman Jordanna Wilson, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, load cargo on to a C-130 Hercules at Yokota, June 3, 2011. The cargo was for several members of the 36th AS who were deploying to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, talks to Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron prior to deploying from Yokota, June 3, 2011. Wing leadership, friends and family members came out to show support to members as they depart on a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron salute as a C-130 Hercules departs, carrying fellow Airmen from the squadron at Yokota, June 3, 2011. Wing leadership, friends and family members came out to show support to the members as they depart on a deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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36th Airlift Squadron deploys in support of OND, OEF

Published June 5, 2011