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Air Force Reserve Command

Daddy's home

Brayden Flink hugs his father, Staff Sgt. Jacob Flink, a 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, upon his return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 28, 2009. Sergeant Flink was among nearly 300 Airmen from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings who returned after a four-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier)

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Daddy's home

Published June 4, 2009

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Brayden Flink hugs his father, Staff Sgt. Jacob Flink, a 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, upon his return to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 28, 2009. Sergeant Flink was among nearly 300 Airmen from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings who returned after a four-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier)