Tag Archives: families

Medical Monday: TRICARE Urgent Care

Posted on September 12, 2011 by jtozer

Emergencies are covered, but what if you are sick, or have a need to go to emergency care? How do you get the help you need, what is the procedure, how do you know where to go? Rear Adm. Christine …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged Air Force, airmen, Army, children, Defense, DoD, families, health, healthy, help, husbands, information, kids, Marines, medical, medicine, military, monday, Navy, sailors, service members, sick, soldiers, spouses, TRICARE, urgent care, wellness, wives | 2 Comments

Meeting the Educational Needs of Military Families

Posted on September 9, 2011 by jtozer

By Robert L. Gordon III Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy) The value of education is something I learned from my parents at a very young age and something that my wife and I have passed down …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged cirriculum, DoD, education, families, family, location, matriculating, military, policy, school, service members | 1 Comment

Leaving College to Pick Up the Fight

Posted on September 7, 2011 by tiffaniwalker

Story by Cpl. Katherine Keleher , II MEF (FWD) . Originally appeared on Marines.mil. Many Americans remember where they were when they heard the news on September 11, 2001. They remember watching the planes crash into the World Trade …
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Posted in 9/11, DoD News | Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Defense, Department of Defense, DoD, families, Marines, marines.mil, mcjunkin, military, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, service members, servicemembers, soldiers, tenth anniversary of 9/11, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC | 2 Comments

Suicide Prevention – Getting Help for a Buddy in Need

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jtozer

Video by American Forces Network-Iraq One service member lost to suicide is one too many. The Department of Defense is working to combat the tragedy of service member suicides. Through education, prevention techniques, leadership, programs and even just providing a …
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Joining Forces Community Challenge

Posted on September 5, 2011 by jtozer

From www.joiningforces.challenge.gov A Call to Action Americans care deeply about service members and their families; however, many are unaware of the pressures deployments create for military families. Deployments and transfers place strain on every aspect of military family life …
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