Master Sgt. Ryan Moriarty, from Cranston, Rhode Island, of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing gives a “shout out” to family and friends for Christmas from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

The Defense Video Imagery Distribution System provided the following U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Aubrey Griffin.

 

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