Surprise visit
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Technical Sgt. Audrey Gippe, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, embraces her son Shawn, age 5, after surprising him at Kingsbury Elemntary School, Sumter, S.C. Feb. 16, 2011. Sergeant Gippe recently arrived back from her deployment after a mortar round went off beside her. Her husband, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gippe, 20th Emergency Maintenance Squadron, planned the visit to the school to surprise their kids as they didn't know their mom was back. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps(Released))