Defenders welcome kids on first day of school
U.S. Navy Chief Equipment Operator Job Tate, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 chief petty officer, Gulfport, Mississippi, hugs his son, Everett, on his first day of kindergarten, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 4, 2021. Members of the 81st Security Forces Squadron and their mascot met military families at the pedestrian gate to welcome the children on their first day of school as they went to Jeff Davis Elementary School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)