Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Staff Sgt. Kristina Hailey, Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support volunteer, helps children find their chalk assignments and passes out dog tags on day one April 3, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. KUDOS allows children to experience the deployment process and gain insight into how their parents live and work while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Children find their respective chalk assignments during initial orientation as part of the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support program on day one April 3, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. KUDOS allows children to experience the deployment process and gain insight into how their parents live and work while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Children participate in an obstacle course during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support program April 4, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During KUDOS, children were able to participate in many events including weapons and supply demonstrations and combat face painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Children participate in an obstacle course during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support program April 4, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During KUDOS, children were able to participate in many events including weapons and supply demonstrations and combat face painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Children participate in an obstacle course during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support program April 4, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During KUDOS, children were able to participate in many events including weapons and supply demonstrations and combat face painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Children participate in an obstacle course during the Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Support program April 4, 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During KUDOS, children were able to participate in many events including weapons and supply demonstrations and combat face painting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer/Released)

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Children participate in a paintball match at Tama Hills, Japan, April 4, 2014, as part of Kids Understanding Deployment Operations support program. The event was organized to educate service member’s children about the processes leading up to and during deployments. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Camp KUDOS teaches children about deployment operations

Children practice their archery skills during Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Tama Hills, Japan, April 4, 2014. Camp KUDOS gave military children the opportunity to experience a deployment process similar to what their parents may go through. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Published April 7, 2014

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Yokota helps kids understand deployment operations

Camp KUDOS teaches children about deployment operations