Tag Archives: families

Navy Lt. j.g. Angel Olivera spends time with his daughter during a Month of the Military Child event on Naval Air Station Sigonella, April 24, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan P. Idle

Celebration of the Military Child Outdoors

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Dr. Jill Biden takes a moment to pay tribute to military children and discuss the health benefits outdoor activities can provide for them.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Military Kids, Month of the Military Child | Tagged armed forces, Blue Star Families, Celebration of the Military Child Outdoors, Children & Nature Network, D.C., DoD News, Dr. Jill Biden, families, Family Focus Friday, Joining Forces, military families, military kids, Month of the Military Child, National Military Family Association, National Park Service, Operation Educate the Educators, Outdoors Alliance for Kids, Prince William Forest Park, Sierra Club, teachers, U.S. Forest Service, Virginia, Washington | Leave a comment

Photo: A Soldier from Angel Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) embraces his daughter after a Welcome Home Ceremony, Mar 1, 2013 at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky. The majority of Angel Company returned after about six months rather than the full nine months due to the progress of Afghan Security Forces in their area of responsibility, who are now conducting operations independently. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alan Graziano

Worth A Thousand Words: Hey, Sugar!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by bniegel

A soldier embraces his daughter after a Welcome Home Ceremony, Mar. 1, 2013 at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Posted in Family Focus Friday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Afghanistan, air assault, Army, Clarksville, deployment, families, family, fort Campbell, Kentucky, Operation Enduring Freedom, Rakkasans, redeployment, return, Screaming Eagles, soldiers, Tennessee, U.S.. Army, welcome home ceremony | Leave a comment

DOD to Begin Review of Family, Military Community Programs

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

A new task force will start work on a 120-day review of all family and military community programs across the Defense Department.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, American Forces Press Service, Charles E. Milam, Cheryl Pellerin, child development programs, Common Services Task Force, Defense Department, DoD, DOD Education Activity, families, Jessica Wright, military community, military families, Military Family Readiness Council, Pengtagon, Pentagon military community and family policy office, service members | Leave a comment

U.S. Army file photo by Master Sgt. Mark Olsen

Army Emergency Relief Scholarships Available for Soldiers’ Family Members

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Army Emergency Relief scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014 became available Jan. 2, 2013, for spouses and children of soldiers, retired soldiers and reserve-component soldiers.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Army, Army Emergency Relief, Army Emergency Relief Scholarships, education, families, Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarships, military families, soldiers, Spouse Education Assistance Program, Spouse Education Assistance Program Scholarships, U.S.. Army, United States Army | 1 Comment

How Did Dempsey Get To Sesame Street?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by bniegel

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and his wife, Deanie, joined forces with Rosita of Sesame Street to honor military families around the world in a special Military Family Month video.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday | Tagged Army, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, families, honor military families, Martin E. Dempsey, military families, Military Family Month, Militray, Rosita, Sesame Street, U.S.. Army | 1 Comment