Bridge home: Smartphone brings deployed Airman to spouse's re-enlistment
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Charles, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing services specialist, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, watches via live video stream as her husband, Staff Sgt. Michael Charles, 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, re-enlists with Lt. Col. Jonathan Jehn, 99th Comptroller Squadron commander, June 14, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This is Charles’ first re-enlistment. Deployed military members increasingly rely on such technology to witness loved ones’ significant life events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes)