Military children get glimpse of deployment

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Leo Ford, son of Master Sgt. Geoffrey Ford, 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, takes a glance at his camouflage face paint during Operation K.I.D.: Kids Investigating Deployment, Aug. 12, 2010. Children had their war faces painted in a tent set up by the 49th Security Force Squadron during the event at the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Base. The 49th SFS was one of eight unit displays set up for children to see and learn about. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)

Military children get glimpse of deployment

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Arrianna Burch, daughter of Senior Airman James Hastings, 49th Material Maintenance Squadron, takes a look inside a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, also known as a HUMVEE, during Operation K.I.D.: Kids Investigating Deployment, Aug. 12, 2010. Airmen from the 49th Security Forces Squadron showed kids the inside of a HUMVEE and talked to them about how they are used in a deployed location. The goal of Operation K.I.D. was to give children a better understanding of what their parents do when they deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)

Ambassadors in blue make the crowd 'woo'

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Senior Airman Jezel Reyes-Torres, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Tomita and Senior Airmen Aaron Fowler, members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, perform a four-man team demonstration for the Operation Wounded Warrior Dine and Dance held at the Elks Lodge Aug. 7, 2010. Sixteen members from the AF Honor Guard also performed for the base populous at Holloman Air Force Base a day earlier. The AF Honor Guard Drill Team is the traveling component of the USAF Honor Guard and inspires Air Force awareness among military and civilian audiences through its complex drill routine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)

Ambassadors in blue make the crowd 'woo'

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Staff Sgt. Jonathan Tomita, a member of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, stands in the middle of a four-man team demonstration for the Operation Wounded Warrior Dine and Dance held at the Elks Lodge Aug. 7, 2010. Sixteen members from the AF Honor Guard also performed for the base populous at Holloman Air Force Base a day earlier. The AF Honor Guard Drill Team is the traveling component of the USAF Honor Guard and inspires Air Force awareness among military and civilian audiences through its complex drill routine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)

Big Give 2010 ends, rewards to last a lifetime

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Members from the Big Give team, Meansteam, pose for a group photo after winning the large team give Big Give Award at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club, Aug. 6, 2010. Meansteam won $7,500 sponsored by Desert Sun Motors for their two projects: re-roofing the Father B. Hay Preschool and a major renovation of the Veterans' of Foreign Wars office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)

Big Give 2010 ends, rewards to last a lifetime

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Members from the Big Give team, We Kare 4 Kids Kingdom, pose for a group photo after winning the small team Big Give Award at the Desert Sands Enlisted Club, Aug. 6, 2010. The team won $2,500 sponsored by Desert Sun Motors and also won the People's Choice Award -- $500 sponsored by the Otero Federal Credit Union. Their project was to help clean-up the children's recreational park, Kid's Kingdom, by sanding and repainting the playground and picnic tables, filling in holes, relaying tiles and cinder block caps, and moving 35 tons of mulch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Stamps / Released)