Staff Sgt. Travis Giles, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits to preflight a C-17A Globemaster III during cargo transfer out of an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 29, 2013. Giles, who hails from Bremerton, Wash., says his fa

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Staff Sgt. Travis Giles, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits to preflight a C-17A Globemaster III during cargo transfer out of an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 29, 2013. Giles, who hails from Bremerton, Wash., says his favorite part of being a deployed loadmaster is bringing home troops to be rejoined with their loved ones after being apart for so long. Giles is deployed from the 10th Airlift Squadron out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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