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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
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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
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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.
New York Guard family program says family readiness is key to Guard success
April 27, 2011
Greg Stevens (right), 4-H community educator, helps Dokota Mattern, 8, build a bluebird house during a natural resource lab as part of the N.Y. National Guard Family and Youth Training Workshop, April 16, 2011. The N.Y. National Guard Youth program provides support and skills training in leadership, mentoring and resource coordination that reflect the unique needs of military children.
Defense Department launches sexual assault helpline
April 15, 2011
Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Department of Defense, cuts the ribbon, officially announcing the DoD Safe Helpline for sexual assault support at the Pentagon April 15, 2011. The event followed an award ceremony that recognized the top sexual assault response coordinator from each of the active duty services, including National Guard member, Senior Master Sgt. Kelly Wilkinson (left), Minnesota National Guard.