Heavier than it looks

Ross Patterson, 11-year-old son of Col. Chris Patterson, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, is instructed on the proper way of holding and aiming an M-4 carbine with an attached M203 grenade launcher by Tech. Sgt. Aaron White, 819th Global Support Squadron force protection supervisor, during the 621st CRW’s family open house at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Global Reach Deployment Center March 4. The event included activities and food for the families alongside demonstrations of the specialized equipment used by the unit to provide emergency global mobility support to humanitarian crises and national defense operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres) (Released)

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