TULSA WIFE OF SOLDIER IN MIDDLE EAST SPEAKS ON DEPLOYMENT

TULSA WIFE OF SOLDIER IN MIDDLE EAST SPEAKS ON DEPLOYMENT

DEPLOYED IN THE MIDDLE EAST.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S SIERRAPIZARRO SPOKE TO THE WIFE OFONE OF THEM.

WHO LIVES HEREIN TULSA.AND SHE'S ALSO A SERVICEMEMBER.

WHO KNOWS AND ISTRAINED FOR THE RISKS THATCOME WITH DEPLOYMENT.

SHE'SBEEN DEPLOYED TWICE... ANDTHIS IS HER HUSBAND'S SECONDTIME.

HE JUST LEFT THISWEEK.THIS IS A REAL POWER COUPLE.SERGEANT HAWKINS AND HISWIFE MASTER SERGEANT ANNIEHAWKINS.

THEY HAVE 40 YEARSOF MILITARY EXPERIENCECOMBINED.

HE'S A BRANCHCHIEF IN THE COMMUNICATIONSDEPARTMENT.

SHE'S A HOSTAVIATION RESOURCE MANAGER.MASTER SERGEANT ANNIEHAWKINS, HOST AVIATIONRESOURCE MANAGER, 138THFIGHTER WING: "My role hereis to ensure that all of ourair crew are legal to fly,and I track everything theydo -- as far as theirtraining and hours." RIGHTNOW..

MASTER SERGEANTHAWKINS' OTHER HALF IS INTHE MIDDLE EAST."With the kids is where Igot the most emotional.

Itwas hard to watch him tellthem 'bye.'" THEIR TWOCHILDREN RUN ACROSS WHERETHEIR PARENTS MET... AT THETULSA AIR NATIONAL GUARDBASE."We've been married for 10years." HAWKINS CAN'T SAYHOW LONG HER HUSBAND WILL BEDEPLOYED FOR... BUT THEFIRST ROUND WAS SIX MONTHSLONG.

DESPITE THE RISKS...SHE PUSHES HER WORRY ASIDE."You know, during themilitary, that there'salways a chance thatsomething can happen.

That'swhat we train for and that'swhat we have to be readyfor.

So, I have faith thetroops there in harm's wayare going to do their jobsright.

I don't have too muchworry about him."ON OUR WEBISTE... WE HAVE ALINK TO A MAP THAT SHOWSHOW MANY U.S. TROOPS ARE INTHE MIDDLE EASTERNCOUNTRIES.

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