PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Maj. Frank S. Wilde, Air Force Reservist and 731st Airlift Squadron navigator, kisses the hand of daughter Ellie while daughter Alyssa looks on as he prepares to leave for the Middle East Jan. 4. Major Wilde was on the first 302nd Airlift Wing deployment in 2006 in support of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tim Taylor)