Family members of the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" bid farewell to their loved ones, who departed Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Aug. 25 for their deployment to Southwest Asia. These Citizen Airmen are the second wave of the 815th AS to depart, others are scheduled to leave in early September. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Tanya King)

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Family members of the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" bid farewell to their loved ones, who departed Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Sept. 1 for their deployment to Southwest Asia. Among the second wave of deployers, Captain Dominic holds his wife in a tearful goodbye. He is one of nearly 150 Citizen Airmen deploying out of the 403rd Wing this fall. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Tabitha Dupas)

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Family members of the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" bid farewell to their loved ones, who departed Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Sept. 1 for their deployment to Southwest Asia. Maribel Barberi comforts her son Isaiah as he watches his dad, Capt. Dominic Barberi, board the C-130J-30. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Tabitha Dupas)

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Family members of the 815th Airlift Squadron "Flying Jennies" bid farewell to their loved ones, who departed Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Sept. 1 for their deployment to Southwest Asia. Sarah Israel watches the C-130J-30 carrying her father, Senior Airman Chris Israel, take off. Airman Israel is one of the Reservists leaving in the second wave of deployments from the 403rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Tabitha Dupas)

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Second Wave Rolls Out

Published Sept. 1, 2009