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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE - Staff Sgt. Charles Whaley (left), 509th Security Forces Squadron, makes adjustments for Justin Laurie (right) as he looks through a scope attached to a M249 during Operation Spirit April 26. the 509th SFS was available throughout the event to answer questions and give the children some hands-on experience with some of the equipment they use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)


Young Airmen 'deploy' in support of Operation Spirit

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE - Staff Sgt. Charles Whaley (left), 509th Security Forces Squadron, makes adjustments for Justin Laurie (right) as he looks through a scope attached to a M249 during Operation Spirit April 26. the 509th SFS was available throughout the event to answer questions and give the children some hands-on experience with some of the equipment they use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Barebo)

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An Operation Spirit “deployer” is welcomed home following his mock deployment during Operation Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. For their “deployment” children were issued an Operation Spirit T-shirt, an identification card and dog tags as part of their deployment kits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
Staff Sgt. Clifton Cleveland 509th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist and event volunteer, conducts mock SERE training for the children during Operation Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. The children were tasked with eating at least one flavored insect to complete the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
An Operation Spirit “deployer” sits in a training ejection seat while wearing a pilot helmet at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. Operation Spirit is a simulated deployment line designed to build resiliency in families, educate children on the deployment process, lessen fears a child might have about deployments and help them have fun in the process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
Maj. John Chapman and Capt. James White, volunteers from the 13th Bomb Squadron, field questions before giving “deployers” a tour of a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. “Deployers” also received briefings from explosive ordnance disposal, security forces, the fire department and medical group volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
An Operation Spirit “deployer” watches as Tech Sgt. Shonta Simes, 509th Force Support Squadron dining facility manager and event volunteer, instructs her “deployers” on how to stand at attention and perform different facing movements at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. Operation Spirit is an event put on in support of the “Month of the Military Child,
Operation Spirit “deployers” fill out mock power of attorney forms at the Deployment Center at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 12, 2014. The ninth annual Operation Spirit began as “deployers” received a 7 a.m. recall for their mock deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Members of the medical group simulate strapping a child in a stretcher during the “tent city” portion of Operation Spirit at the Deployment Center April 21. After a morning of deploying the participants visited “tent city” where they viewed equipment and viewed demonstrations from different base agencies to include explosive ordinance disposal, security forces, fire department and medical group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- A child receives an award after returning home from her “deployment” during Operation Spirit April 21. After the award ceremony children were served lunch by the USO and visited “tent city” where they viewed equipment and were shown demonstrations from different base agencies to include explosive ordinance disposal, security forces, fire department and medical group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Children returning from their simulated deployment are greeted by a line of Airmen during Operation Spirit April 21. Operation Spirit is held annually to help children experience a “deployment” in a way they understand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- A child from Operation Spirit gets a chance to try on a parachute during Operation Spirit April 21. The “deployers” also had a chance to view all of Whiteman’s aircraft and board a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE, Mo. -- Children from Operation Spirit try on pilot helmets on the flightline April 21. While on the flightline the children also had a chance to view Whiteman’s aircraft and board a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Children from Operation Spirit were taken to the flightline to view aircraft from Whiteman AFB April 21. The aircraft included the B-2 Spirit, T-38 Talon, A-10 Thunderbolt II and the AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter. The children then boarded a C-130 Hercules and received a deployment briefing by the crew. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane)(Released)