Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Patterson, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for the California National Guard's 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, enjoys a few moments with 6-year-old son Mitchell at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos in Orange County before departing for training at Fort Hood, Texas, and then a tour in Kuwait.
<dl><dd>Unit: California National Guard</dd>
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Brandon Honig
Taken on 2 October 2015
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