Thanksgiving celebration with deployed family
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- (From left to right) Colonel Christopher Pike, Col. Lawrence Gatti, Col. Patrick McKenzie, and Col. James Beissner don aprons and hats before serving a Thanksgiving meal to Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, Nov. 26, 2009. The Air Force and Army leadership served meals on Thanksgiving as a way to boost the morale of the servicemen and women. Col. Pike, the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Col. Gatti, the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group commander, is deployed from Langley AFB, Va. Col. McKenzie, the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, is deployed from Norfolk Naval Station, Va. Col. Beissner, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, is deployed from Langley AFB, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)