Face of Defense: Reservists Make Engagement in Afghanistan

Face of Defense: Reservists Make Engagement in Afghanistan

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore
376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Office

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 15, 2011 – People often say, “You should never make a life-changing decision while you are deployed.” But two Air Force reservists, one from the Pentagon and the other from Minnesota, chose to defy this adage when they got engaged in a combat zone.

Air Force reservists Col. David Pond and Lt. Col. Sherry Hemby pose for a photo at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pond deployed as the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing’s vice commander. Hemby serves as the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight commander. Courtesy photo Related Entries Reservists Deploy to Help Build Afghanistan Face of Defense: Soldier Fills Gap With Civilian Skills ‘Balancing Act’ Stresses Reservists, General Says Face of Defense: Deployed Sailor Leads Team in Afghanistan Recent Entries Water Ecosystem Services in Northern Australia—How Much Are They Worth and Who Should Pay for Their Provision? VirusFinder: Software for Efficient and Accurate Detection of Viruses and Their Integration Sites in Host Genomes through Next Generation Sequencing Data Homing Pigeons Respond to Time-Compensated Solar Cues Even in Sight of the Loft Applicability of Different Hydraulic Parameters to Describe Soil Detachment in Eroding Rills Characterization of the Relationship between APOBEC3B Deletion and ACE Alu Insertion Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve