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Air Force Senior Airman James Lifer greets his son at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., after returning from deployment on April 18, 2006. Lifer is a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron in support of operations around the globe.

Air Force Senior Airman James Lifer greets his son.

Air Force Senior Airman James Lifer greets his son at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., after returning from deployment on April 18, 2006. Lifer is a boom operator on the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron in support of operations around the globe.

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