Joint Base Charleston members and volunteers simulate a deployment line with children participating in a mock deployment line event November 14, 2015, at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. During the event, children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Sailors from Joint Base Charleston interact with children participating in a mock deployment line event by crafting balloon animals for them November 14, 2015, at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. The children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Joint Base Charleston members and volunteers simulate a deployment line with children participating in a mock deployment line event November 14, 2015, at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. During the event, children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

McGruff the crime dog high fives with children participating in a mock deployment line event November 14, 2015, in a classroom at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. During the event, children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, talks with children participating in a mock deployment line event November 14, 2015, in a classroom at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. During the event, children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Col. John Lamontagne, 437th Airlift Wing commander, talks about a deployment scenario with children during a mock deployment line event November 14, 2015, at the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron on JB Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The event was held to give children a glimpse into what it’s like for their parents to prepare for a deployment. During the event, children transitioned through a mock processing line where they spoke to several base agencies including the chapel, medical, finance, Airman and Family Readiness Center, base leadership and more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)