Operation CODE deploys dependants
U.S. Navy Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Crawford, leading Chief Petty Officer Armed Forces Network Misawa, and his family hold up signs to welcome home their son from the Operation Children on Deployment Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. Operation CODE allows military dependants to simulate a complete deployment process, ending with a homecoming event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)