Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Lt. Col. Jason Allen, right, commander of the 15th Special Operations Squadron, offers four-year-old Carson Lester, middle, the 15th SOS patch at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at a Talon II.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Four-year-old Carson Lester, right, shows his Mom, Jessica Lester, the coin he received from Lt. Col. Jason Allen, commander of the 15th Special Operations Squadron, during his visit at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at the aircraft.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Four-year-old Carson Lester poses for a picture on the ramp of an MC-130H Combat Talon II during his visit to the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by a Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at the aircraft.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Four-year-old Carson Lester poses for a picture in the cockpit of an MC-130H Combat Talon II during his visit to the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by a Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at the aircraft.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Four-year-old Carson Lester, second from left, contemplates trying on a parachute rig during his visit to the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at a Talon II.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Four-year-old Carson Lester poses for a picture in the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II during his visit to the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by a Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at the aircraft.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Local photographer, Kansas Pitts, left, presents the 15th Special Operations Squadron with a copy of the photograph that went viral on social media of four-year-old Carson Lester being ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 15th SOS at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Pitts took the photo during a family-photo session on Stallworth Preserve, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

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Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Master Sgt. William Kowalski II, left, a loadmaster crew position chief with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, helps four-year-old Carson Lester down the stairs as he exits an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 26, 2016. Lester is the star of a photograph taken during a family-photo session that was ‘photobombed’ by a Talon II and was invited to the 15th SOS to get an up-close look at the aircraft.

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Local boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II "photobomb"

Published June 3, 2016
By 2d Lt. Jaclyn Pienkowski
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- A local photographer, Kansas Pitts, took a photo of four-year-old Carson Lester as he was ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a family-photo shoot at Stallworth Preserve, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., May 12, 2016. Pitts posted the photo on social media, and it went viral in the local community. Members of the 15th Special Operations Squadron discovered it and invited Lester and the photographer with their families to view a static display of a Talon II up-close, rather than overhead.

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'

Boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II 'photobomb'