Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Members from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office hand stickers to military children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Airmen assigned to the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply shop assist military children while trying on mission oriented protective posture gear during Operation Bug Out, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Airmen assigned to the 4th Security Forces Squadron speak to military children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The 4th SFS demonstrated their equipment, gear and K9 capabilities in order to teach kids about responsibilities and emergency response capabilities on the installation as well as a real-world deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron speak to military children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. EOD demonstrated their technology and equipment in order to teach kids about robotics and their emergency response capabilities on the installation as well as a real-world deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Military children go through a mock deployment processing line during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The mock deployment processing line included stations from military personnel, finance, legal, dental, public health, base chapel and the Military & Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Military children go through a mock deployment processing line during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The mock deployment processing line included stations from military personnel, finance, legal, dental, public health, base chapel and the Military & Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Members assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing Office of Special Investigations, provide military children with a foreign intelligence brief in preparation for a mock deployment during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Col. Steven Bofferding, 4th Fighter Wing vice commander, briefs military children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Volunteers assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing prepare certificates for participating children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)

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Operation Bug Out: Camp Wampus Cat 2023

Published Aug. 30, 2023
By Senior Airman Kylie Barrow
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Members from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office hand stickers to military children during Operation Bug Out at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2023. The event allowed military children to participate in a mock deployment and experience what their parents do while preparing for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kylie Barrow)