Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Col. Bryan Wolford, 31st Fighter Wing vice commander, gives a mock mission brief and words of encouragement during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The purpose of the event was to give children a firsthand look at what Airmen experience when preparing for a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Teagan Dockens, Aviano Elementary School student, has his face painted during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Children began their mock deployment line by getting their faces painted as the kids ‘prepared for battle’. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Staff Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez, 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of communicable diseases, gives an Aviano Elementary School student his mock medical records during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The event gave children a firsthand look at the preparation needed for a deployment, viewed components of an F-16 Fighting Falcon and base agency displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Garza, 31st Munitions Squadron armament maintenance team chief, shows how a round passes through the chamber of an F-16 Fighting Falcon M61 A1 Vulcan cannon during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The event was hosted by the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron and included other base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Allana Cruz, Aviano Elementary School student, looks through a rifle scope during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st Security Forces Squadron had several types of weapons on display for children to see. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Aviano Elementary School student had their finger prints taken by the 31st Security Forces Squadron during a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The event gave children a firsthand look at the preparation needed for a deployment, viewed components of an F-16 Fighting Falcon and other static displays of base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

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Wee Wyverns participate in deployment line

Published May 11, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Aviano Elementary School students participate in a Little Wyvern Warriors deployment line May 5, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The students experienced the preparation needed for a deployment, viewed components of an F-16 Fighting Falcon and base agency displays. Col. Bryan Wolford, 31st Fighter Wing vice commander, gave the kids a mock mission brief and words of encouragement as the kids ‘prepared for battle’.