Tag Archives: Family Focus Friday

Photo: Staff Sgt. Natividad Herrera, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, holds his daughters for the first time in eight months during a homecoming ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Three Cheers for Dad

Posted on May 24, 2013 by bniegel

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Natividad Herrera, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, holds his daughters for the first time in eight months during a homecoming ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2013.
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Defense Secretary Hagel Issues Mother’s Day Message

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes a moment to thank military spouses along with the mothers and grandmothers of those who serve in uniform.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Chuck Hagel, defense secretary, Department of Defense, DoD, Family Focus Friday, military parent, military wife, Mother's Day, Secretary of Defense | Leave a comment

Photo: Spc. Tammy Hyden, a medic in the 864th Engineer Battalion, helps a patient in her battalion's trauma room. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Lewis.

One Family’s Story of Dedication and Patriotism

Posted on May 10, 2013 by kfinley

Spc. Tammy Hyden has been serving as an Army medic since 2009. However, she is not the only one in her family who is serving on active duty.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged 864th Engineer Battalion, Active Dutie Families, Afghanistan, DoD News, Family Focus Friday, medical treatment facility, Paktika Province, U.S.. Army | 1 Comment

Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class George Augiero, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, embraces his family after arriving at Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, Ca April 29, 2013. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group returned from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Mark El-Rayes/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Family Embrace

Posted on May 10, 2013 by bniegel

Petty Officer 1st Class George Augiero, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, embraces his family after arriving at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego April 29, 2013.
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Marines Mentor Music Students

Posted on May 3, 2013 by glenn.selby

Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band collaborated with students from DODEA Pacific high schools to help advance the students’ musical abilities.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove, Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific Far East Honor Music Festival, DoDEA, Family Focus Friday, Guam, Gunnery Sgt. Shannon L. Farquhar, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, Japan, Korea, musical abilities, Nathan H. Rosenblatt, Okinawa, Pacific region | Leave a comment