Family Programs News

National Guard mom semi-finalist for Military Motherhood Award
April 1, 2010 — REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Six hundred women, many unknowingly, competed recently for a motherhood... MORE

Alabama National Guard Sgt. Sophia I. Malone, human resource technician in G-1 (Human Resources), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command is the only Alabama semi-finalist in Operation Homefront/Lockheed Martin's 2010 Military Motherhood Award.

New DVD helps children deal with deployment
March 31, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here... MORE

Trevor Romain, award-winning author and children's books illustrator, jokes with military children after a USO-sponsored film screening of the DVD "With You All the Way" at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2010. The DVD was designed for military children dealing with deployment.

Elementary students reach out to North Dakota Guardsmen
March 29, 2010 — Washburn, N.D. - Christian Gardner, a third grader at Washburn Elementary School, misses his... MORE

Spc. A.J. Richards of the North Dakota National Guard visits with third graders from Washburn Elementary School, during a recent leave from his mobilization to Kosovo. Richards is a Washburn-native and regularly corresponds with the class.

Wisconsin Guard unit's return a priceless moment for families
March 29, 2010 — LACROSSE, Wis. - As members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Embedded Training Team arrived in... MORE

The Miller family gets ready for an interview with a local television station. The family is big on making T-shirts to celebrate occasions and had this particular shirt in mind for quite some time. Lt. Col. Russell Miller returned from a deployment to Afghanistan with the Wisconsin Army National Guard's fourth Embedded Training Team March 26, 2010.

Military gears up for 2010 Census
March 23, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is working with the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure that all... MORE

Tricare meets health care bill's standards, Gates says
March 22, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Tricare military health plan meets the standards set by the health care reform... MORE

'Extreme Home' for Mississippi Guardsman airs March 21
March 18, 2010 — "Heathcock family — Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., to meet Sherman... MORE

Staff Sgt. Sherman Heathcock of the Mississippi National Guard and his family were recently selected as the recipients of the new house from the ABC television show, "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition." The house was built Dec. 3-10. Heathcock is currently deployed to Iraq with the 155th Brigade Combat Team which is scheduled to return home in February.

Care plan to include parents with custody
March 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months... MORE

Employment program to resume for enrolled spouses
March 11, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program, commonly known as MyCAA, will... MORE

Support helps children cope with deployments
March 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Children with a strong nondeployed parent or caregiver and a solid support system have... MORE

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise

Air Guard Units Join Forces for Aerial Wildfire Suppression Training