Passing the time

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.-- Audrey Mazzotta, wife of Staff Sgt. Thomas Mazzotta, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reads to her two sons, Micca and Maverick, during a redeployment Dec. 16. Mrs. Mazzotta said it has been challenging during her husband’s deployment but now he is home just in time for their children’s second birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)(RELEASED)

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Children at play

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.-- Children play in a bounce house while they wait for their loved ones to return from a deployment Dec. 16. The Airmen from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron were deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, for three months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)(RELEASED)

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Welcome home

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.-- Family members of the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron run toward their loved ones coming home from Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 16. The squadron was deployed for three months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)(RELEASED)

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Smiles for dad

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.-- Staff Sgt. Mark Graves, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stock pile crew chief, holds his son, Caiden, in his arms after returning from a three-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Green)(RELEASED)

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First born

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.-- Christie Herdson shows her husband, Staff Sgt. Joshua Herdson, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, their baby, Connor, for the first time during a redeployment Dec. 12. This was the first time Sergeant Herdson met his new son. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green/RELEASED)

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23rd AMXS comes home

Published Dec. 17, 2010

Passing the time

Children at play

Welcome home

Smiles for dad

First born