Airmen visit Australian primary school

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Brendan C. Vargas
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LARA, Australia (AFNEWS) --  At a primary school about 15 kilometers from this year's Australian International Air Show, a group of Airmen introduced themselves and the U.S. Air Force to local students curious about the airplanes they had seen flying overhead the last few days.

During the school visit March 22, the group also took questions from the children who wanted to know everything about them as well as the aircraft they fly.

Capt. C.D. Henderson, an electronic combat officer from Kadena Air Base, Japan, said he enjoyed having the chance to meet the Australian children.

"They're real great. They're just like American kids. Tthey are asking the same kind of questions; they have the same amount of enthusiasm," he said.

The Lara students were excited as well. Anne Hollander, principal of the school, said experiences like this for her students are invaluable.

"The whole school has a buzz about it," she said. "I just visited a couple of the classes and the students there are writing about the pilots' visit, sharing pictures. I can tell you that many of these pilots will be receiving email and letters."

Along with the school-wide presentations, one group of Airmen took time to meet some students designing a model airplane for a competition, giving them advice and helping them with their project by looking at their ideas. This visit was one of three made to local schools in the communities surrounding the site of the Australian International Airshow 2007.

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