914th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Capt.) James Bastian blesses aircraft on the flightline January 8, 2011 Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. Chaplain Bastian blesses the aircraft and crew before they begin their mission delivering supplies to an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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914th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Capt.) James Bastian blesses aircraft on the flightline January 8, 2011 Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. Chaplain Bastian blesses the aircraft and crew before they begin their mission delivering supplies to an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee)

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Deployment blessing

Published Jan. 9, 2011
By Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee
914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station -- While Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station C-130's were being de-iced and loaded with supplies 914th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Capt.) James Bastian blesses aircraft on the flightline. Chaplain Bastion blesses the aircraft and crew before they begin their mission delivering supplies to an undisclosed location in south west Asia. After blessing the aircraft Chaplain Bastion held a mass for the deployed and their families in a C-130 hanger.