Disaster prep for more than just adults

Students at Yokota West Elementary school give the thumbs up during a disaster preparedness presentation Sept. 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Volunteers from the American Red Cross taught the children to build emergency preparedness kits and had them play a game to demonstrate their knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Disaster prep for more than just adults

Airman 1st Class Christopher Greeno, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron logistics apprentice, points out pictures of natural disasters on a screen to children at Yokota West Elementary school Sept. 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Greeno and other members from the 374 CES educated the children on potential disasters they could encounter while living at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Disaster prep for more than just adults

Sparky the Fire Dog visits children at Yokota West Elementary school during a disaster preparedness presentation Sept. 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The children learned about the various types of disasters and how to build an emergency kit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Disaster prep for more than just adults

Angela Richardson, left, helps Addison Washington sort items during a disaster preparedness presentation Sept. 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Richardson, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, taught children at Yokota West Elementary school how to build emergency preparedness kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Disaster prep for more than just adults

Published Oct. 7, 2014
By Senior Airman Desiree Economides
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron partnered with volunteers from the American Red Cross to teach children about disaster preparedness Sept. 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.