Photos by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs August 7, 2026
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nichole Jimenez, MFRC readiness senior noncommissioned officer, gives participants of Operation H.E.R.O. a mission brief for their mock deployment at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. Operation H.E.R.O. was a program specifically designed for children of the Kaiserslautern Military Community to help families of military members understand the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Comptroller Squadron teach participants about the importance of tracking your finances and how to budget while behind them, Operation H.E.R.O. villain, Sentor Mentor, attempts to steer the participants in the wrong direction at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. Participants were given first-hand experience of what their parents go through during the pre-deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
Participants get their mission passports stamped at the chaplain station at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. The participants moved through the different stations learning about the deployment process to better understand what it means to be deployment ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
Kaiserslautern Military Community children join in on a demonstration held by the 86th Security Forces Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. The participants were able to try on different gear as well as experience being inside of a Security Forces vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
Participants disembark from the static C-130J Super Hercules aircraft display at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. Operation H.E.R.O. ‘s primary objective was to simulate a pre-deployment line for families across the Kaiserslautern Military Community to better help families understand the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Sheryll Frias, 86th Medical Group health care integrator, left, and Lt. Col. Yessenia Sinclair, 86th Medical Group medical management director and health care integrator, teach the participants about the importance of medical care during the deployment process at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2026. Medical is one of many aspects of deployment readiness that the participants were able to see and experience during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Olivia Forrest, 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health technician, teaches Operation H.E.R.O. participants about disease prevention with a mosquito net demonstration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, August 1, 2026. Operation H.E.R.O. helps children of military members better understand what goes into the deployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Sies)
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