JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- About 25 Alaska air guardsmen bid farewell to friends, families and co-workers here May 23, 2014, before they deploy to Djibouiti, Africa. The pararescuemen and support personnel from the 212 Rescue Squadron, 176 Operations Group and 168th Security Forces Squadron left in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Halla.