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Luke AFB youth experience a child-friendly deployment during
OperatiOn K.i.D.S.
Senior Airman Gabriella Zuniga, 56th Medical Group medical technician, explains immuniza- tions and viruses of concern to military children during Operation Kids Investigating De- ployment Services Nov. 13, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Operation K.I.D.S. is an event that included a mock pre-deployment line with visits to finance, medical, the American Red Cross, key spouse and chapel personnel, as an imitation of what their parents experience prior to deploying. The Airman and Family Readiness Center takes care of Airmen and their families by providing educational resources and holding events such as Operation K.I.D.S., which
Photos by Tech. Sgt. Amber Carter
Airman 1st Class Karen Caraballo, 56th Security Forces Squad- ron defender, helps a military child put on protective gear during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment Services Nov. 13, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Operation K.I.D.S. had similar aspects of a deployment within a simulated deployed location and included information booths with unit representatives from readiness, fire department, security forces, and aircraft maintenance.
gives children a better understanding of their parents’ sacrifice and dedication, and allows a dialog within families about deployments.
A military child receives a pretend common access card and a copy of his orders to deploy to a fictional location during Operation Kids Investigating Deployment Services, Nov. 13, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
A military child receives a finance briefing as part of Operation Kids Investigating Deployment Ser- vices Nov. 13, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.