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A Day in Dad’s Life: Gold Star family member spends day with MWD trainers

Airman 1st Class Zachary Rodriguez, an F-35 Mechanical Apprentice Crew Chief for the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, poses with his mother, Laura Rodriguez, and two sisters, Malorie and Charlie, at The Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Dec. 21, 2022. His father, Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Rodriguez, was killed in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, on Sept. 2, 2008. Zachary spent the day with military working dog trainers from the 341st Training Squadron here to learn what his father did to serve the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by C Arce)

PHOTO BY: C Arce
VIRIN: 221221-F-HX153-1001.JPG
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NIKON D810

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/4000

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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