Operation K.I.D.
Lauren, 8, and her mother, Tiffani Trojca, 49th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, enters a bus that will take them to a mock deployed location Aug. 7 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Once at the deployed location, Balad Air Base, Iraq, the children received a safety and intelligence brief and were able to take part in the hands-on educational stations that were set up throughout the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jamal D. Sutter)