A group of Peterson children will “deploy” to Dubai for Operation Sand Dune next month and there is much to do. They have to see the base chaplain, talk with folks from the legal office, check out a Kevlar helmet and other gear, take malaria pills and train with the M16A2 rifle.
Operation Sand Dune is Peterson Air Force Base’s first Kids Understanding Deployment Operations – a mock deployment line set up just for kids. Of course, “malaria pills” are jellybeans and “M16 rifles” are loaded with rubber bands.
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