Operation Hele-On

Children "enlist" during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Children learn about "MOPP" (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear as part of their "mobility processing" during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Senior Airman Sally Morales, 647th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management specialist, assists Donovan Castillo with his gas mask in the mobility processing line during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Lt. Col. Joseph Deichert, 647th Air Base Group chaplain, stamps paperwork for Mark Bowen and Sequoia Martinez in a mobility processing line during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Senior Airman Anna Laird-Gronsky puts medical moulage on Courtney Nelson's arm during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Master Sgt. Jody Parker gets children "motivated" during Operation Hele-On, a mock deployment for military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug 19. 155 children participated in the annual event, which included getting mobility bags and "gear" issued, getting bussed to the flight line, and a tour of the KC-135. This experience was geared to help children understand what their parents go through during a real military deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/David D. Underwood, Jr.)

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Operation Hele-On

Published Aug. 24, 2011