Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

Second graders from Bob Hope Elementary School take a class photo in front of an HH-60G Pavehawk rescue helicopter during a Month of the Military Child event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. Throughout the month of April, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools are conducting special events to honor military children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col Raymond Geoffroy)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

Kadena Elementary School students line up to see an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. April, the Month of the Military Child, is a time to applaud military families and recognize the important role military children play in the Armed Forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Greene, a special mission aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron showcases an HH-60G Pavehawk rescue helicopter to a group of students from Bob Hope Elementary School during a Month of the Military Child event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. April, the Month of the Military Child, is a time to applaud military families and recognize the important role military children play in the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col Raymond Geoffroy)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

A student from Bob Hope Elementary School sits in the cockpit of an HH-60G Pavehawk rescue helicopter during a Month of the Military Child event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. In addition to the typical stressors of being a kid, military children face unique challenges, including separation during deployment and being relocated around world. The Month of the Military Child is a time to recognize the unique challenges military children tackle, while celebrating their important role in the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col Raymond Geoffroy)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

Kadena Elementary School students watch a 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman demonstrate how to open a litter at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. This demonstration showcased to hundreds of military kids one of the many missions that their parents enable everyday to ensure the defense of Japan and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

Kadena Elementary School students line up to see an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2023. Throughout the month of April, Department of Defense Education Activities schools conduct special events to honor and recognize military children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin)

Kadena Rescue Airmen Celebrate Month of the Military Child

Published April 20, 2023
By Lt. Col. Ray Geoffroy, Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin
18th Wing Public Affairs

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