A proud send off

Families and friends wave good-bye to loved ones aboard a C-130 Hercules as they depart from the 911th Airlift Wing in Coraopolis, Pa., Sept. 6, 2012 for a four-month deployment overseas. The 911th AW will support the U. S. Central Command area of operations and are expected to deliver supplies and equipment, as well as U.S. and coalition forces throughout areas of Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ralph Van Houtem/Released)

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A proud send off

Published Sept. 13, 2012
By Tech. Sgt. Ralph Van Houtem
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- Families and friends wave good-bye to loved ones aboard a C-130 Hercules as they depart from the 911th Airlift Wing in Coraopolis, Pa., Sept. 6, 2012 for a four-month deployment overseas. The 911th AW will support the U. S. Central Command area of operations and are expected to deliver supplies and equipment, as well as U.S. and coalition forces throughout areas of Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ralph Van Houtem/Released)