Operation CODE deploys dependants

Children process through a deployment line during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosts Operation CODE annually, which gives military dependants a chance to march in their parents’ boots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Children process through a deployment line during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. The Airman and Family Readiness Center hosts Operation CODE annually, which gives military dependants a chance to march in their parents’ boots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Volunteers and children hold their hands over their hearts during the American National Anthem prior to being deployed during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. Operation CODE is a chance for children between the ages 7 to 14 years old to experience events their parents go through in the military and is hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Volunteers and children hold their hands over their hearts during the American National Anthem prior to being deployed during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. Operation CODE is a chance for children between the ages 7 to 14 years old to experience events their parents go through in the military and is hosted by the Airman and Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Members of 35th Security Forces Squadron give youth an opportunity to take down a perpetrator with batons during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise 2012 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. Operation CODE gives military dependants a glimpse of what their parents may encounter before, during and after deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Members of 35th Security Forces Squadron give youth an opportunity to take down a perpetrator with batons during Operation Children on Deployment Exercise 2012 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. Operation CODE gives military dependants a glimpse of what their parents may encounter before, during and after deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

Military dependants participating in Operation Children on Deployment Exercise motivate each other through an obstacle course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. During Operation CODE the members participating are deployed to Camp Defender for a full day of training and fun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Military dependants participating in Operation Children on Deployment Exercise motivate each other through an obstacle course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8, 2012. During Operation CODE the members participating are deployed to Camp Defender for a full day of training and fun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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)

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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)