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From orphan to Air Force maintainer

Airman 1st Class Evan Hittle, a 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instrument and flight control systems specialist, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Charleston, June 11, 2016. Hittle was five-years-old and his sister was seven when their parents passed away and they were orphaned in the Ukraine. A few years later, Hittle and his sister were adopted in the U.S. and transitioned to a new life. Hittle now plans to make the U.S. Air Force a career.

PHOTO BY: Airman Megan Munoz
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