Operation Bug Out

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Sadie Chandler, 9, checks out her camouflaged reflection during Operation Bug Out April 30, 2010. Operation Bug Out gave children the opportunity to experience what their parents go through while deployed. Sadie is the daughter of Master Sgt. Keri Chandler, 4th Aerospace Medicine Squadron deployment medicine NCOIC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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Participants of Operation Bug Out receive a briefing from base firefighters about different tools they use for fire safety, to fight fires and to save lives. More than 85 children participated in Operation Bug Out hosted by the Airman & Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Maj. Kathy Martin explains the role of nurses and other medical personnel to children participating in Operation Bug Out April 30, 2010. The children met at the youth center, where they were issued their uniform of the day and dog tags before taking the oath of enlistment. Major Martin, 4th Aerospace Medicine Squadron nurse manager of flight medicine, hails from Perry, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Col. Patrick Doherty speaks to children participating in Operation Bug Out at the youth center April 30, 2010. Colonel Doherty spoke to the youth about the Air Force core values and what it means to be part of the Air Force family. Colonel Doherty, 4th Fighter Wing commander, is from Bellevue, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Capt. Julie Harrison gives the oath of enlistment to children participating in Operation Bug Out at the youth center April 30, 2010. The event was open to children ages 5-15. Captain Harrison is the 4th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family services flight chief and hails from Brookings, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Jessica King places a chalk indicator sticker on Cloey Coates, 8, as part of Operation Bug Out April 30, 2010. The color of the indicator signifies what processing group each child was assigned to. Cloey is the daughter of Staff Sgt. Steven Coates, 335th Fighter Squadron intelligence NCOIC. Airman King, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance specialist, hails from Queens, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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Operation Bug Out

Published May 6, 2010
By Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- More than 85 children ages 5-15 participated in Operation Bug Out here April 30. The Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted the event due to the high deployment tempo of the base to help ensure children understand what their parents must go through during the deployment process.

The children met at the youth center, where they were issued their uniform of the day and dog tags before taking the oath of enlistment.

Following the briefing, deployers learned what medical personnel, firefigthers, explosives ordnance technicians and security forces do on a daily basis and about some of the equipment used. The children received a briefing from the wing commander and then visited the personnel deployment facility. Col. Patrick Doherty, 4th Fighter Wing commander, talked to the youth about the Air Force core values and what it means to be a part of the Air Force family.