Operation Hero 2023

Family members of Senior Master Sgt. Martin Guthrie, 41st Aerial Port Squadron mission readiness superintendent and his fiancee, Master Sgt. Staci Conrad, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, onboard the flight deck of an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft during Operation Hero activities, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 4, 2023. Operation Hero is a deployment simulation event for children of military members, organized by the Keesler Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event for military families of the 403rd Wing and the 81st Training Wing to better understand the deployment process and about agencies and resources available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Farrar)