Spouse Spotlight

Military Spouse, Poet and Author

Posted on January 6, 2012 by jtozer

Video from AFN Europe Ebonie Ealey lives in Rota, Spain, where her husband is serving in the Air Force. That didn’t stop her from achieving her dreams of becoming a published author. Here she talks about never giving up on …
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Great News for Military Spouses!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by jtozer

Robert L. Gordon III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy) A short while ago, I invited the military community to provide their feedback, thoughts, and ideas on some of the looks we were considering for the …
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Family Focus Friday: First 24 Hours: Mommy’s Home

Posted on December 16, 2011 by jtozer

From www.airman.dodlive.mil A calendar above the living room desk still showed June, the month before Senior Airman Amber Boyd left her family for a six-month deployment in Iraq. But this day was going to be a special one for the Boyd …
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Family Focus Friday: Keeping Military Marriages Strong

Posted on November 25, 2011 by jtozer

By Elaine Sanchez From afps.dodlive.mil I spoke to a spouse last year about dealing with deployments and keeping military marriages strong. Her husband had just returned from a yearlong deployment in Iraq. She cited an example of the types of …
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Family Matters: Spouse Attends Career Fair in Hawaii

Posted on November 25, 2011 by jtozer

By Dallas Nagata White From www.defense.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Guest blogger Dallas Nagata White, an Army spouse, shares her experiences at a Hiring Our Heroes career fair Nov. 14 on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Along with more than 50 employers, …
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