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Two men raise hands in an Air Force commissioning ceremony

Air Force Family

Air Force Col. Joseph Anderson, Air Force Medical Support Agency medical readiness division chief, administers the oath of office to his son, Air Force 2nd Lt. Ben Anderson, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 22, 2018. Joseph helped inspire Ben to join the Air Force. Courtesy photo

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