Daddy’s girl
Senior Airman Alexandro Meza, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, holds daughter Daphne, 4, as he waits to board the bus taking him and nine other “Dragon Medics” to Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans Sept. 12. Families, friends and 81st Medical Group leaders gathered in front of Keesler Medical Center’s “A” tower to see the group off. They deployed to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, for four months to serve as third-country national escorts. More than 20 medics deployed over three days: Sept. 12, 16 and Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Pivnick)