Staff Sgt. Ricardo Sanchez, 10th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, spends time with his wife before deploying in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn Feb. 23, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 90 Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing’s 10th AS departed for a 75-day deployment to the Middle East. They are accompanied by Airmen from the 446th AW and others from Elmendorf and Hickam Air Force Bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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