Children explore a Humvee from the explosive ordnance
Children explore a Humvee from the explosive ordnance disposal flight during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9 2019. Children of Luke service members interacted with EOD, security forces, and... More
Children run toward the simulated deployment area during
Children run toward the simulated deployment area during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. Children went through stations where they gathered supplies and traveled out to the simulated... More
Military children go through a simulated mobility line
Military children go through a simulated mobility line where they received uniforms, identification cards and dog-tags during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. ... More
Children look at a scorpion during Operation Kids at
Children look at a scorpion during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. The 56th Civil Engineering Squadron entomology flight showcased various insects that an Airman might encounter duri... More
Military children do jumping jacks during the sixth
Military children do jumping jacks during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation Kids is a simulated deployed exercise for kids to help them understand the... More
Military children show off their flight chants during
Military children show off their flight chants during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation Kids is a simulated deployed exercise for kids to help them un... More
Anissa Burgard, age 11, daughter of Master Sgt. Craig
Anissa Burgard, age 11, daughter of Master Sgt. Craig Burgard, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, gets her face painted during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. O... More
Luke youth receive challenge coins from an Airman at
Luke youth receive challenge coins from an Airman at the end of Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. Luke children were given a homecoming party at the end of the event to show them what ... More
Children receive high fives at a homecoming party during
Children receive high fives at a homecoming party during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. Local communities partnered with Luke AFB to show children what their parents experienced dur... More
Military children learn how to find fingerprints during
Military children learn how to find fingerprints during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation Kids is a simulated deployed exercise for kids to help them ... More
A child peeks out of a Humvee turret during Operation
A child peeks out of a Humvee turret during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9 2019. Squadrons across Luke showcased their jobs and what they might experience during a deployment to the child... More
A child tries on a gas mask during Operation Kids at
A child tries on a gas mask during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. Children experienced a bit of deployed life by wearing protective gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class J... More
Scott, an Operation KIDS participant competes in a
Scott, an Operation KIDS participant competes in a friendly push-up competition while waiting for the processing of the rest of his group at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy Goodfellow Ai... More
Children slide down a bounce house during Operation
Children slide down a bounce house during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9 2019. Luke youth experienced a simulated deployment and interacted with various squadrons to better understand what... More
Cassius Withers Jr., age 8, son of Senior Airman Aaron
Cassius Withers Jr., age 8, son of Senior Airman Aaron Norfleet, 56th Communications Squadron, conquers the blow up confidence course at the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct.... More
Dylan Phillip, age 11, son of Master Sgt. Jason Phillip,
Dylan Phillip, age 11, son of Master Sgt. Jason Phillip, 61st AMU, uses a metal detector to search for coins during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2014. Operation ... More
Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Service Organization
Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Service Organization and members of the community greet "welcome home" military children during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 201... More
Children do push-ups during Operation Kids at Luke
Children do push-ups during Operation Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2019. Operation Kids allowed the children of Luke service members to experience a simulated deployment and interact with various... More
Brianna Sutton, age 10, daughter of Tech. Sgt Stanley
Brianna Sutton, age 10, daughter of Tech. Sgt Stanley Sutton, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron, controls a explosive ordnance disposal robot during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air Force Base,... More
Gabriel Gutierrez, age 5, son of Staff Sgt. Arlene
Gabriel Gutierrez, age 5, son of Staff Sgt. Arlene Gutierrez, 56th Security Force Squadron, gives high fives as he goes through the welcome home line during the sixth annual Operation Kids event at Luke Air For... More