Chief Master Sgt. Susan Dietz (right), of the 145th Medical Group, hugs her son, Senior Airman Jonathan Dietz (left), of the 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on the flightline before he boards a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Feb. 23, 2017. Airmen of the 145th Airlift Wing are deploying in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel to provide tactical airlift in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Airman Sonia Clark)