130527-F-RH756-170

by SSgt Jonathan Snyder

130527-F-RH756-170

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, surgical technician, 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., poses with her husband Lendle Stockstill, May 27, 2013, in the shattered remnants of their former home, which was destroyed by an EF-5 tornado that ripped through their neighborhood of Moore, Okla., May 20. The Stockstills huddled under the stairs as the storm ravaged their home. Once it passed, the Airman rushed to provide medical aid to facility injured and trapped in nearby Briarwood Elementary School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)(Released)

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This photo was taken during the devastating tornado in Moore, Okla., affecting many military families stationed at Tinker AFB. Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill took shelter with her family under the stairwell as the tornado ripped her home apart. After the tornado passed she could hear screams of children from the school nearby. As a Air Force surgical technician she had a medical go bag and ran to provide first responder medical aid. Her story of survival and heroism I wanted to capture a portrait to show what she went through on an emotional level.