Operation Hele On

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- Kids march during the sixth annual Operation Hele On, Aug. 21. Hele On is a program meant to give children of military members an idea of what goes on during a deployment. During the event, kids learned how to march, were issued mobility bags, and were bussed out to the Hickam flight line to tour a C-17 Globemaster III to simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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Operation Hele On

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- Master Sgt. Jody Parker, 8th Intelligence Squadron, teaches kids how to march during the sixth annual Operation Hele On, Aug. 21. Hele On is a program meant to give children of military members an idea of what goes on during a deployment. During the event, kids learned how to march, were issued mobility bags, and were bussed out to the Hickam flight line to tour a C-17 Globemaster III to simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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Operation Hele On

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- Elementry school students walk to the parking lot of the Makai Recreation Center during the sixth annual Operation Hele On, Aug. 21. Hele On is a program meant to give children of military members an idea of what goes on during a deployment. During the event, kids learned how to march, were issued mobility bags, and were bussed out to the Hickam flight line to tour a C-17 Globemaster III to simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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Operation Hele On

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- Sam Barrett, 10, son of Colonel Sam Barrett, 15th Airlift Wing vice commander, recieves a helmet from Staff Sgt. Jason Huthings to complete his mobility bag while he goes through the mobility processing line during the sixth annual Operation Hele On, Aug. 21. Hele On is a program meant to give children of military members an idea of what goes on during a deployment. During the event, kids learned how to march, were issued mobility bags, and were bussed out to the Hickam flight line to tour a C-17 Globemaster III to simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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Operation Hele On

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- Colonel Sam Barrett, 15th Airlift Wing vice commander, speaks to elementry school students during the sixth annual Operation Hele On, Aug. 21. Hele On is a program meant to give children of military members an idea of what goes on during a deployment. During the event, kids learned how to march, were issued mobility bags, and were bussed out to the Hickam flight line to tour a C-17 Globemaster III to simulate a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

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'Hele On' gives military kids first-hand experience of deployment

Published Sept. 2, 2009

Operation Hele On

Operation Hele On

Operation Hele On

Operation Hele On

Operation Hele On