Maj. Jenn Helton, a C-130 navigator in the 123rd Airlift Wing, and her son, Kaiden Helton, attend a briefing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 24, 2015, prior to Helton's deployment to an undisclosed air base in the Persian Gulf region. Helton and more than 40 other Kentucky Air Guardsmen comprise the third rotation of 123rd Airmen to deploy to the base since February. They will fly airlift missions throughout the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which provides military training and counterterrorism capabili

---

Maj. Jenn Helton, a C-130 navigator in the 123rd Airlift Wing, and her son, Kaiden Helton, attend a briefing at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 24, 2015, prior to Helton's deployment to an undisclosed air base in the Persian Gulf region. Helton and more than 40 other Kentucky Air Guardsmen comprise the third rotation of 123rd Airmen to deploy to the base since February. They will fly airlift missions throughout the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which provides military training and counterterrorism capabilities in Afghanistan. ( Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

---

Size: 1938px × 1290px
Photo credit: © RP Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 123rd, air, airforce, airlift, airmen, army, conflict, forces, freedoms, guard, kentucky, ky., louisville, marine, military, national, navy, news, operation, politics, sailor, sentinel, soldier, states, united, usa, war, wing