/ Published June 13, 2012
McChord Field leaders serve food at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The event, which includes face painting, a meal and more, is held to support families who are currently coping with a deployment of a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)
Adrian Vilca, son of Staff Sgts. Eddson and Katherine Vilca, enjoys a spaghetti dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The family was attending the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner, which provides support to families who are currently coping with a deployment of a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)
Chief Master Sgt. Gordon Drake, 62nd Airlift Wing command chief, speaks to a group of spouses at the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Drake expressed his appreciation for hard-working spouses and emphasized the importance of a strong family. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)
Children wait in line for balloon animals during the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)
An instrumentalist provides music to coincide with the ‘Mangia Italiana’ themed Deployed Families Dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 140 people attended the event, to include spouses, family members and servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)
Children jump inside a Bouncy Castle during the quarterly Deployed Families Dinner June 11, 2012, at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leah Young)