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Items sit ready for the children participating in the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Staff Sgt. Shariff Crawford, 56th Force Support Squadron formal training technician, acts as a troop commander and greets Naira Jones, 5, during the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Children "form up" before entering a hanger to receive a mission brief while participating in the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, briefs the children that will be "deploying" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Christina Lehane, 11, writes a letter home while "deployed" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Ellie Welcott, 6, has Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear put on by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mal, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, while "deployed" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Veronika Brown, 5, takes time to relax and blow bubbles while "deployed" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Members of the 56th Fighter Wing wait for the children "deployed" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event to return, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)
Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, 56th Fighter Wing commander, greets children that were "deploying" in support of the 2009 Operation Kids event, Oct. 24, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Colbert)