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Team Holloman youth “deployers” gather in the Youth and Teen Center for a briefing to kick off Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

Team Holloman youth “deployers” get off the buses at their deployed location and await the beginning of chalks during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

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Team Holloman youth “deployers” get off the buses at their deployed location and await the beginning of chalks during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

Senior Airman Anthony Johnson, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron, Fire Protection Flight firefighter, explains the controls in the fire engine for a chalk walk during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

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Senior Airman Anthony Johnson, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron, Fire Protection Flight firefighter, explains the controls in the fire engine for a chalk walk during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

Team Holloman youth “deployers” walk through chalks and pick up a Meal-Ready-to-Eat during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. The kids got to eat and test the different kinds of MRE’s, seeing what food is like in some deployed locations. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

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Team Holloman youth “deployers” walk through chalks and pick up a Meal-Ready-to-Eat during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. The kids got to eat and test the different kinds of MRE’s, seeing what food is like in some deployed locations. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

A Team Holloman youth “deployer” inspects different animals often encountered in a deployed location during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

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A Team Holloman youth “deployer” inspects different animals often encountered in a deployed location during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

Team Holloman youth “deployer” 6-year-old Miles Rash, son of Capt. Kevin Rash, 49th Wing chaplain, gets his face painted during his chalk walk for Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)

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Team Holloman youth “deployer” 6-year-old Miles Rash, son of Capt. Kevin Rash, 49th Wing chaplain, gets his face painted during his chalk walk for Operation Kids Investigating Deployment at Holloman Air Force Base N.M., Sept. 22. Operation K.I.D. is an event put on for military youth that teaches them the deployment process. Youth ages 5-13 go through a mock deployment at the 49th Materiel Maintenance Group and receive military orders, gear and a uniform. The children also learn about safety and the conditions of their mock destination. This annual event is held to give kids a better understanding on what it’s like when their loved ones prepare for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leah Ferrante/Released)