Commitment brings father, son together in Afghanistan
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jean Vega Martinez, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron flight engineer and his father, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carmelo Vega Martinez, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing/NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan recruiting adviser, pose in front of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter after Staff Sgt. Vega Martinez re-enlistment ceremony, March 17, 2014, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Prior to the ceremony, father and son, both Ponce, Puerto Rico natives, hadnt seen each other in two years due to military commitments. The two are deployed at separate Operation Enduring Freedom bases, 40 miles across the combat zone. The two are deployed at separate Operation Enduring Freedom bases, 40 miles across the combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)