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Lt.Col. Dan Bertsch, a staff judge advocate with the 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, hugs Master Sgt. Maria Overn at Hector International Airport in Fargo on June 11. He was greeted by friends and family at the airport after returning home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, prior to that he served in Iraq for seven months. In the last two years, Bertsch has been deployed more than 18 months; this was his 14th voluntary deployment since Sept. 11, 2001.


Homecoming

Lt.Col. Dan Bertsch, a staff judge advocate with the 119th Wing, North Dakota National Guard, hugs Master Sgt. Maria Overn at Hector International Airport in Fargo on June 11. He was greeted by friends and family at the airport after returning home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, prior to that he served in Iraq for seven months. In the last two years, Bertsch has been deployed more than 18 months; this was his 14th voluntary deployment since Sept. 11, 2001.

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Col. Thomas “Britt” Hatley addresses the 119th Wing unit members standing in formation for the first time as their commander during a change of command ceremony at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Feb. 4, 2017. Hatley is replacing out-going 119th Wing commander Col. Kent Olson, seated second from left, who has been the 119th Wing commander since March 14, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, the North Dakota adjutant general, right, presents the 119th Wing unit flag to Col. Thomas “Britt” Hatley in a symbolic gesture with the flag representing the organizational command of the 119th Wing at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Feb. 4, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Brig. Gen. Robert Becklund, the North Dakota deputy adjutant general, right, attaches a streamer, representing the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, onto the 119th Wing guidon, as Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, lowers the unit flag during a recognition ceremony at the as Chief Master Sgt. Duane Kangas, the 119th Wing command chief master sergeant, center, looks on at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota, Dec. 3, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Muehler, the North Dakota Air National Guard state command chief, presents a birthday cake to charter member of the NDANG Fred Quam, a retired Chief Master Sergeant at the annual retiree breakfast Oct. 5, 2016. Quam turned 100 years old Oct. 2. He joined the North Dakota Air National Guard on the first day of the unit’s existence, Jan. 17, 1947, and was in the Army Air Corp during WWII before that.(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, speaks about current unit issues and events with retired members at the annual retiree breakfast in the aerospace dining facility at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D. Oct. 5, 2016.The chief master sergeants and the senior master sergeants cook and serve an egg bake, fruit, and English muffin breakfast for the retirees at the annual event, followed by a short video by public affairs and a unit briefing by the 119th Wing commander. “We watch the retirees and see how happy they are when they come in and they see their old friends, and get a chance to reminisce about the old days, and also to find out about the current state of the unit. It really makes us feel good,” said Chief Master Sgt. Doug Faldet, who is a key organizer of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Chief Master Sgt. David Bartron, center, and Senior Master Sgt. Chris Andvik, both of the 119th Communications Flight, bring retired unit members their breakfast in the aerospace dining facility at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Oct. 5, 2016. 135 Happy Hooligan retirees attended the annual breakfast hosted by the 119th Wing Chief’s Council in 2016, which is about the yearly average. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Senior Airman Lukas Brendemuhl, left, leads fellow 119th Security Forces Squadron Airman 1st Class Pamela Fehr and Senior Airman Joshua Nistler around a corner as they pursue a simulated adversary during a force on force training scenario at the Camp Ripley military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) village Aug. 13, 2016. The Camp Ripley MOUT village provides a realistic environment for the security forces personnel to practice tactics they would use in deployed locations. They are firing M-4 weapons loaded with simunition rounds that are similar to paintball rounds, so they can identify adversaries that have been hit. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Master Sgt. Scott Gordon, of the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, in tan shorts, is one of eleven Airmen returning home from a four-month deployment to Italy as he walks through a greeting party of Patriot Guard members at Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., July 30, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
119th Wing Services Flight and Civil Engineer Squadron members board a 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, C-130 aircraft as they prepare to depart for Europe for a deployment for training from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., July 29, 2016. A deployment for training is done to supplement U.S. Air Force base personnel needs with Air National Guard members needing training in that functional area. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Master Sgt. Chad Noyes, a 119th Wing fire fighter, demonstrates equipment use for a group of children during a tour at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, North Dakota, July 7, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)