Not a Comfortable Word

Deployment is not a comfortable word for me. Wikipedia defines military deployment as the movement of armed forces and their logistical support infrastructure. In most of the world’s navies, a deployment designates an extended period of duty at sea.

I watched these men smoke cigarettes and chat outside my hotel as they waited for a van to take them to the airport. It was such a compelling image I just had to press my shutter. I underexposed the image preventing recognition as they symbolize any soldier. If war did not exist then deployment wouldn’t either. Still not a comfortable word for me.