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Children are welcomed home from a simulated deployment during Operation Heroes at the Youth Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2016. Operation Heroes allowed children from Minot AFB to tour a helicopter and a B-52 Stratofortress, understand different types of weapons used by the various security forces squadrons and experience field training with the tactical response force team from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

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Col. David Ballew, 5th Bomb Wing vice commander, helps a Minot Youth Center member recite the warrior oath during Operation Heroes at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2016. During operation heroes, Minot AFB youth experience a simulated deployment to see what their parents go through. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

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Airman 1st Class Ismael Del Toro, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal apprentice, helps a Minot Youth Center member remote control an EOD robot during operation heroes at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2016. During operation heroes, kids got to experience many different jobs of the Air Force such as EOD, security forces, maintenance and others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

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Minot Youth Center members go through an out-processing deployment line during operation heroes at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2016. During operation heroes, Minot AFB youth experience a simulated deployment to see what their parents go through. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

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A Minot Youth Center member tries on a pilot’s helmet during operation heroes at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 21, 2016. During operation heroes, kids got to experience many different jobs of the Air Force such as pilots, security forces, maintenance and others. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan)

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Airman 1st Class Justin Potter, a tactical response force member assigned to the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., demonstrates how to clear a room during Operation Heroes May 21, 2016. Operation Heroes was a simulated deployment, in which, children from the Minot AFB Youth Center experienced all aspects of a simulated deployment from pre-departure to securing a training site with the tactical response force team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

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A dependent from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., looks through the scope of an M-107 sniper rifle during Operation Heroes May 21, 2016. Convoy response force Airmen from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron also brought M-4 assault rifles, an M-240B machine gun and an MK-19 grenade launcher, while Airmen from the 791st MSFS Tactical Response Force brought an M-24 sniper rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

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Members assigned to the 5th Security Forces Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., assist a child while he shoots a paintball gun during Operation Heroes May 21, 2016. Operation Heroes allowed children from the Minot AFB Youth Center to experience a simulated deployment and celebrate their homecoming with an obstacle course, paintball and a military working dog demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)

Operation Heroes 2016

Published May 25, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan and A1C Jessica Weissman
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Children from Minot AFB go through a simulated deployment line at Minot AFB N.D., May 21, 2016. The experience was to teach children of Airmen at Minot AFB what their parents go through in order to deploy. Each child who participated got their very own dog tag and experienced activities to include a pre-deployment brief, tour of a helicopter, security forces weapons, talking with B-52 pilots and ended with a redeployment line to welcome the children home from their simulated deployment. (U.S. Air Force photos/ Airman 1st Class Christian Sullivan and Airman 1st Class Jessica Weissman)