2011 Deployment
Staff Sgt. Ann Horstmann, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, hugs her dad before she deployed Dec. 28, 2011. Approximately 130 reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 442nd FW is an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Wesley Wright)