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Eric Kisling and Braedon Demoe, Operation Purple Camp participants, both try on chemical gear with a helping hand from Airman 1st Class Aaron Gonzales, 18th Logistical Readiness Squadron technician, Aug. 1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Operation Purple Camp. Children of U.S. military service members and Department of Defense personnel participated in demonstrations and briefings to illustrate how the deployment process works. Workers from the 18th Force Support Squadron also worked with participants to make Operation Purple Camp a success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Junko Kinjo)

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Lauren Param, Operation Purple Camp participant, tries on chemical gear with a helping hand from Airman 1st Class Aaron Gonzales, 18th Logistical Readiness Squadron technician, Aug. 1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Operation Purple Camp. Children of U.S. military service members and Department of Defense personnel participated in demonstrations and briefings to illustrate how the deployment process works. Workers from the 18th Force Support Squadron also worked with participants to make Operation Purple Camp a success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Junko Kinjo)

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Justin Nguyen, a college student working at Shima No Ko Child Development Center, passes a dog tag to Marc Maschio, Operation Purple Camp participant, Aug. 1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Operation Purple Camp. Children of U.S. military service members and Department of Defense personnel participated in demonstrations and briefings to illustrate how the deployment process works. Workers from the 18th Force Support Squadron also worked with participants to make Operation Purple Camp a success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Junko Kinjo)

AEDs give life-saving capabilities to Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Louis Favela, 374th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, and Staff Sgt. Don Flores, 374th MDOS program manager and emergency medical technician, perform chest compressions during a demonstration on the steps for using an automated external defibrillator at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2011. The AED's electrical contacts are placed on the bare chest of an unconscious victim. From there, the AED gives verbal instructions on what to do next and can potentially play a vital role in saving a life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Stacy Moless)

Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, get audience members involved in their performance by handing off their Taiko drums to spectators on July 23, 2011. The students demonstrated Taiko drumming, Eisa dances and songs for the kick-off event of the Kijimuna Festival. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan song and dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform Eisa dancing and Taiko drumming to locals, military members and their families in Okinawa City during the kick-off of the Kijimuna Festival on July 23, 2011. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)