40 AS Deployment
DYESS AFB, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Dustin Bucy, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, says goodbye and hugs his girlfriend, Sarah Butler, before his four-month deployment to South West Asia Oct. 12. The 40th AS has recently deployed more than 200 Airmen in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and to the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Micheal Breaux)