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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

A 96th Logistics Readiness Support Airman, adjusts a young deployer’s helmet during Operation Hero Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show them the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

Young Airmen check in at the Operation Hero processing line Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show them the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

An Eglin dad carries his little girl through the deployment processing line at Operation Hero Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show them the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

Staff Sergeant Shane Massie, 96th Security Forces Squadron, helps his son with his dog tag during Operation Hero Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show them the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

A little deployer leans into Airman 1st Class Zaskira Cabrera, 96th Force Support Squadron, before physical training during Operation Hero Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show them the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

Rolls of Operation Hero t-shirts and name tags from the mock deployment roster sit ready for pick up during the event Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Operation Hero: mock deployment for 'mil kids'

Dog tags sit ready for pick up during the Operation Hero event Sept. 30 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 470 kids participated in the event set up to show the process their parents go through before they leave home. They participated in three phases. The first included a deployment line for dog tag issue and “immunizations.” After a brief from the commander they moved on to Phase Two activities set up by base organizations. The last phase included a welcome home lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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96th LRS Professional Development Council hosts speed-mentoring event

A master sergeant gives professional development advice to a junior enlisted Airman during a speed-mentoring session June 24. Similar to the speed-dating concept, senior enlisted mentors from the Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field Top 3 organizations provided seven-minute, one-on-one sessions to 15 staff and technical sergeants from the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron. When each segment was up, mentors rotated out, giving junior Airmen an opportunity to interface with every mentor in the room. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jasmine Porterfield)

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96th LRS Professional Development Council hosts speed-mentoring event

Master Sgt. Freddrick Earle, 96th Logistic Readiness Squadron, mentors a junior enlisted Airman during a speed-mentoring session hosted by the unit’s Professional Development Council June 24. Since the council’s inception in February, its 25-plus members have provided nearly 60 hours of professional development to more than 420 participants. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jasmine Porterfield)

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