Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

Members of the 13th Fighter Squadron lift the American Flag in show of support to their fellow pilots during an early morning fly-off of F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. A fleet Wild Weasels departed for deployment in support of U.S. Air Force operations abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

Family and friends of F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron wave goodbye to a pilot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. More than 70 met at the base flightline to bid farewell to the team of Wild Weasels heading for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

The son of a 13th Fighter Squadron pilot waves an American flag at a fleet of oncoming F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. Fighter jets from the 13 FS revved up their engines early morning as they readied for deployment in support of combatant commanders down range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

The daughter of a 13th Fighter Squadron pilot awaits the departure of her father at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. Her father, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, is deploying in support of one of the U.S. Air Force’s many global operations abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 13th Fighter Squadron raises his hand in the form of a panther claw, the squadron signature gesture, at family members and friends as he readies for departure at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. Members of his squadron, along with family and friends, had the opportunity to wave their last goodbyes to the team of Wild Weasels headed for deployment abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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A group of F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan, taxi down the runway as they ready for deployment April 8, 2014. Pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron will be providing support to combatant commanders down range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

Friends and family members of the 13th Fighter Squadron return to their transport vehicles after bidding farewell to the team of F-16 Fighting Falcons headed for deployment. Families were given the unique opportunity of seeing their loved ones fly-off directly from the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo)

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Families, friends bid farewell to 13 FS

Published April 8, 2014
By Senior Airman Jose L. Hernandez-Domitilo
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 70 family members and friends of pilots from the 13th Fighter Squadron were given the unique opportunity to see their loved ones off from close view inside the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2014. They all met early morning to bid their last wave before the fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons deployed abroad in support of combatant commanders.