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Gates, Mullen protect family programs from budget cuts
June 21, 2011
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee with Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looking on in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2010.
Mullen announces initiative to support veterans, families
June 15, 2011
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to conference attendees at Give An Hour, a conference addressing the needs of military families, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2011.
VA expands housing for homeless veterans, families
June 14, 2011
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DOD seeks input from Guard, Reserve employers
June 13, 2011
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Guard, Reserve employers earn top Defense Department honor
June 2, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo
Dr. Biden: Nation appreciates Guard members’ courage, strength
May 23, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden wishes Army Spc. Jezerie Blango of Newark, Del., good luck at his deployment ceremony in Harrington, Del., on May 21, 2011. Blango is deploying with the Delaware National Guard's 1049th Transportation Company.
Officials announce finalists for employer awards
May 18, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo.
First Lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event
May 10, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama shows off her dance moves for National Guard and Reserve teens at a fitness and nutrition event on the White House's South Lawn, May 9, 2011. During the event, the first lady announced a new fitness industry effort to support military families, particularly Guard and Reserve families.
May 6 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 5, 2011
Staff Sgt. Carl Lere, South Dakota National Guard, holds his five-day-old daughter, Summer, as his wife, Sara, looks on at the activation ceremony for South Dakota Army National Guard's 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade May 8, 2010, at the Elmen Center, Augustana College campus in Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Mullen spotlights family issues in new blog
May 3, 2011
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, speak with Fort Bliss enlisted spouses in El Paso, Texas, March 10, 2011. Deborah Mullen is launching a new blog to pass on information and resources to military spouses around the world.