LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Brown, Air Force Combat Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance communications technician, and Airman Antwun Cotton, 735th Supply Chain Management Group mission capability technician, volunteer their time to serve popcorn to children at the Operation Hero event here on Aug. 24. The purpose of Operation Hero is to give children an understanding of what happens when their parents deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Levi Collins)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. Tatchy Kragbe, of the 1st Civil Engineering Squadron, paints young Mark Jensen face, son of Capt. Felicia Jensen, Air Combat Command personnelist, at the Operation Hero event here on Aug. 24. Operation Hero is a program to educate military children about deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Levi Collins)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Master Sgt. Kelly Butterfuss, 1st Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, conducts a mock self-aid buddy care course for children at the Operation Hero event here on Aug. 24. Operation Hero is a program to educate military children about deployments. Team Langley has more than 400 Airmen deployed to locations across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Levi Collins)

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- Fire fighters from the 1st Civil Engineering Squadron provide demonstrations for children at the Operation Hero event here on Aug. 24. Operation Hero is a program to educate military children about deployments. The first Operation Hero was at Mountain Home AFB after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Langley's first Operation Hero was 2002, and it has been an annual event each year since. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Levi Collins)