Family Programs News

Guardsmen feel effects of foreclosure
March 8, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Tenants throughout Indiana are raking leaves,... MORE

Soldiers feel the effects of foreclosure nation-wide, and Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center is no exception. A projected 8.1 million properties across the nation will be foreclosed on, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Delinquency Survey taken in 2008.

Guard retirees eligible for dental coverage
March 4, 2010 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Good oral health is an important part of maintaining overall health and a... MORE

2010 census important to military families
March 3, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With only 10 questions, the 2010 census is the shortest to date.However, with so many... MORE

The use of GPS technology enabled census workers to reduce the amount of time they spent locating addresses and ultimately helped the 2009 address canvassing operation to be completed ahead of schedule.

Air Force space camp open to ANG dependents
February 26, 2010 — SYRACUSE, N.Y., - The Air Force Services Child & Youth Program is sponsoring the AF Space Camp... MORE

Updated Web site helps wounded warriors, families
February 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource... MORE

Youth ChalleNGe program nears 100,000 graduates
February 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With increasing government and private support, a National Guard program that helps... MORE

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon and NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the fifth annual ChalleNGe Champions Gala at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 23, 2010, to honor advocates of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, a 17-month voluntary intervention program that has graduated more than 92,850 former high dropouts since 1993.

New York families prepare for homecoming
February 23, 2010 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Families of the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company marked... MORE

Antonette Bevins shows offer her artistic skills while her family members attended at Family Readiness Group meeting for family members of the 206th Military Police Company and 1108th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2010. The meeting which is part of the New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program provides families a robust support network of information and services available form county, state, and federal and private outreach organization upon the Soldiers return home from a war zone. Her uncle Spec Joseph Bevin, is deployed in Basra, Iraq with the 206th MPs.

Military OneSource offers free tax filing
February 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense officials encourage military families to once again take advantage of the free... MORE

Study: Patriotic, active kids suffer less deployment stress
February 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Adolescents who believe that America supports the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and that... MORE

In this file photo, children decorate vehicles while they wait for Minnesota National Guardsmen to arrive before a redeployment ceremony.

Air Force launches family fitness Web site
February 2, 2010 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - In conjunction with the start of the FitFamily initiative, Air... 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