Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A child holds an unloaded M4 carbine while interacting with a 21st Security Forces Squadron member during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. Operation KUDOS gave military children a deeper understanding on the tools their parents may use while on deployment by getting hands-on experience. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A fire fighter from the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron monitors a child sitting in the driver's seat of a fire truck during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. After completing the processing line, the children went through a mini deployment where they got to interact with various career fields and their equipment. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

Military children walk through the deployment line at the R. P. Lee Youth Center for Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. Volunteers helped by passing out gear and stamping checklists at the event, increasing the children’s understanding of what their parents will experience in a real deployment processing line. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A child has her face painted as she goes through the deployment processing line at the R. P. Lee Youth Center for Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. As part of the pre-deployment processing line, volunteers paint “war-paint" on children as they got to their station. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A child speaks through a public address system during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. Children experienced different vehicles from various career fields increasing their understanding on what their uses will be while deployed. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A member of the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron shows military children a transit level during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. A transit level is an optical instrument that is primarily used for surveying and construction and can also be used to determine the relative position of lines and objects. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A member of the 21st Security Forces Squadron releases her military working dog during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. Military children were able to see how military working dogs help their parents while they are in deployed locations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

Members of the 21st Medical Group give a safety brief to military children during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. The children were briefed on dangerous animals their parents might encounter while deployed. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

A mother and her family arrive at the R. P. Lee Youth Center for Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. Operation KUDOS gives military children an opportunity to experience pre-deployment operations the same as their parents would go through when they deploy. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

Parents hold signs welcoming back their children during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 21, 2024. At the end of the event, children were greeted by their parents on their return home from “deployment”. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Operation KUDOS returns to educate military kids on the deployment process

Published Sept. 23, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez, Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. --

Operation K.U.D.O.S. helps military children understand the process their parents have to go through when they deploy. The event re-creates a deployment processing line where the children will stop by every station and receive gear, afterwards they will go on a "deployment" where they will interact with different career fields and their equipment.