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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A small boy hugs his father.

Daddy Hug

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bill Reed, a 227th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party craftsman, hugs his son after surprising him at school after returning home from an overseas deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Dec. 9, 2019. When he's not actively training or deployed, Reed is a detective in the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit.

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