Photo gallery: Mock deployment for D-M kids
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base set up tents to show how mom and dad live while on deployment.
Mock Deployment
On the right, Corporal Kory Hasenoehrl, a U.S. Marine, has called the kids to attention outside of tent city and is getting ready to escort them to another site to check out some aircraft during this Operation Jr. Heroes Mock deployment for military kids at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
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Little Jordan Orvik,7, is getting to see how some of those deployed on duty have to sleep.
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Up front at the table, little Orlando Lucero, 7, is listening to Tina Gregg on the right wearing a santa hat, a retired navy cook, as she is describing what the troops eat in these MRE food packets.
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Little Ben Miranda, 5, is pretty excited as he is shooting this M16 laser training weapon, no bullets of course, as Petty officer Aaron Warren on the left, and others were teaching the kids about weapon safety and weapon functions.
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Alicia Rodriguez,11, is giving her mom a salute as her mom is taking a pictuer of her.
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Dennis Chase, in the Navy, is holding his daughter Corina Chase 14months-old, as he and his family attended this Operation Jr. Heroes Mock deployment for military kids.
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Matthew Carr,7, is listening to one of the military personel talking about some of the things they were going to see and do.
Mock Deployment
On the right, Corporal Kory Hasenoehrl, a U.S. Marine, has called the kids to attention outside of tent city on this cold morning, and is getting ready to escort them to another site to check out some aircraft.
A few dozen fresh-faced recruits - very fresh-faced - were deployed Sunday at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as part of Operation Junior Heroes.