Hurlburt to host Kids Understanding Deployment Operations this Saturday

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Staff reports

1st Lt. Eric Dixon, a chaplain with the 1st Special Operations Wing, briefs children on chapel services available to deployed service members during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2017. Children processed through a deployment line where they received dog tags, shirts and deployment bags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

Hurlburt Field is scheduled to host Kids Understanding Deployment Operations (KUDOS) from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28.

The annual event is held to educate military children about the deployment process their parent’s experience. The kids will participate in a series of deployment activities, which will include a processing line, mission brief, various demonstrations and a “welcome home” from their parents at the Commando Hangar.   

For an opportunity to attend this event, email the 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs office at 1sow.wpa1@us.af.mil no later than 2 p.m., April 27.