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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Cole holds his daughter before saying goodbye as he prepares to depart with the first wave of civil engineers with the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., Dec. 17, 2009. A large number of the unit's civil engineers will deploy to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

SMILE FOR DADDY

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Cole holds his daughter before saying goodbye as he prepares to depart with the first wave of civil engineers with the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., Dec. 17, 2009. A large number of the unit's civil engineers will deploy to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

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