A refugee student from Nepal presents Col. Tom Bladen, operations group commander, with a booklet of notes and drawings during his visit to a classroom at Highland Elementary to discuss the 104th Fighter Wing mission. Bladen visits refugee students at Highland Elementary School in Westfield, Massachusetts, June 26, 2017. The visit served as a means to help the children understand why they hear the loud screeching F15 jets flying overhead when playing outside and to help them understand the 104th Fighter Wing flies to protect.

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