Youths experience mock deployment

(From left) Hannah Gruenes and Camryn Wilmes look at a bite sleeve used to train military working dogs during a mock deployment, April 27, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The children viewed equipment used by 31st Security Forces Squadron personnel and a military working dog demonstration. (U.S. Air Photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Wilson/Released)

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Youths experience mock deployment

U.S. Army Spc. Lorenzo Jurado, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 173rd Brigade Support Battalion parachute rigger, straps on a parachute to Kyle Martin during a mock deployment, April 27, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The students were educated on the different parachutes and riggers procedures. (U.S. Air Photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Wilson/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Cappel, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows Aviano Middle/High School students fire truck equipment during a mock deployment, April 27, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The event gave children a better understanding of what their parents do when deployed. (U.S. Air Photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Wilson/Released)

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Youths experience mock deployment

Published April 28, 2015
By Senior Airman Areca T. Wilson
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Aviano Middle/High School students participated in a mock deployment, April 27, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Students were given the opportunity to gain first-hand experience on what their parents experience when deployed.