In an odd, if interesting, story, the Beale AFB chapel recently hosted “Hump-free” the camel in a recent resiliency event:

Hump-free, is a 13-year-old male dromedary (one hump) camel from Lyon Ranch in Sonoma, California. He has been a certified therapy animal for about 10 years.

The event was intended to open up conversations about deployment and returning from deployment: 

“This allows us to really create a deep knowledge of people who have experienced it, and they can share it with those around them,” said Chaplain (Capt.) Timothy Tangen, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Chapel Corps.

If a camel helps Airmen with resilience in the face of challenging deployments, more power to him.

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