An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Skip to main content (Press Enter).
National Guard
National Guard Always Ready Always There
National Guard
Search
Search
Search
  • Home
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Guard News
    • Overseas Operations
    • State Partnership Program
    • News Features
    • RSS Feeds
    • Transcripts
  • Features
    • Features by Year
    • Posture Statement
    • State Partnership Program
  • About the Guard
    • How We Began
    • Air National Guard
    • Army National Guard
      • DEERS Soldier Journey
      • Education
    • History and Heritage
    • I am the Guard
    • NGB Official March
  • Leadership
    • CNGB
    • VCNGB
    • SEA
    • DANG
    • DARNG
    • Joint Staff
      • J-1
      • J-2
      • J-3
      • J-4
      • J-5
      • J-6
      • J-7
      • J-8
        • Innovation
      • Personal Staff
        • General Counsel
          • National Guard Alternative Dispute Resolution
        • Public Affairs
        • Executive Support Services
        • Legislative Liaison
        • Inspector General
      • Special Staff
        • National Guard Office of Special Victims' Counsel
        • Office of the Provost Marshal
        • Office of the Joint Surgeon
        • Director of Acquisitions
        • Small Business Programs
        • Office of the Joint Chaplain
        • Senior Leader Management Office
          • General Officer Management
        • Equal Opportunity Compliance
      • Comptroller
  • Resources
    • National Defense Strategy Implementation Guidance
    • Community Engagement
    • FOIA
    • Fact Sheets
    • Helpful Links
    • Image Gallery
      • News Images
      • Graphics
      • Historical Paintings
    • Legislative Liaison
    • Small Business Programs
    • Social Media
    • State Websites
    • Videos
      • Featured Videos
      • On Every Front
      • 2019 Videos
      • 2020 Videos
      • 2021 Videos
    • Suicide Prevention
    • Family Programs
    • Environmental
    • Trial Defense Service
    • Holistic Wellness Challenge
    • Retirement Services
  • Contact Us

Home : News : Family Programs
Family Programs News
Results:
Archive: March, 2009

Special screening of new Sesame Street program available to Illinois Guard families
March 13, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street,... MORE
Gary Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita, speaks with Elmo and Rosita during the screening of "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," a Sesame Street special, at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009. Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization, has spent the past two years creating materials to help military families with young children cope with deployments, homecomings and changes.

Latest News
Pennsylvania, Connecticut Guardsmen Sharpen Close-Combat Skills
Guard News • 27 minutes ago
U.S. Army Soldiers participating in the Pennsylvania National Guard State Combatives Program's Basic Combatives Course demonstrate close-quarters combat techniques during the course's culminating training event at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 26, 2026. Throughout the 40-hour course, Soldiers developed foundational hand-to-hand combat skills through realistic, hands-on training. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith.
Montana Guard Conducts Joint Sling Load Training
Guard News • 5 hours ago
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 189th Aviation Regiment transports an MEP-806 power generator by sling load during a joint field training exercise at Fort Harrison, Montana, June 26, 2026. The mission validated a new operational capability between the Montana Army National Guard and the 219th Red Horse Squadron, strengthening the Montana National Guard's domestic operations capabilities through joint aviation and engineering training. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Devin Doskey.
Oregon Guard Engineers Test Drone-Delivered Breach Capability
Guard News • 3 days ago
A Lorica Technologies Inc. Mule 28 unmanned aerial system carries a live, primed M1A3 Bangalore torpedo toward a concertina wire obstacle moments before release June 22, 2026, on Range 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Soldiers with B Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted the proof-of-concept drone-delivered breach as the culmination of months of planning by the battalion's drone working group. The Mule 28 was custom-built by the Ashland, Oregon, manufacturer to lift and release the demolition charge. Photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne.
Washington Guardsmen Sharpen Warrior Skills, Wildfire Response
Guard News • 3 days ago
Soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment conduct training missions June 6-20, 2026, at the Army Aviation Support Facility 2, Pangborn Airfield in Wenatchee, Washington. The unit took part in one of its busiest annual training cycles, with opportunities to train, build partnerships and recognize the Soldiers in the unit. Courtesy photo.
Massachusetts Guard Proves Combat Readiness in Patriots Resolve Exercise
Guard News • 4 days ago
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Alzate, a 102nd Security Forces Squadron defender, engages simulated armed attackers during a base defense exercise scenario at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, June 6, 2026. The tactical scenario, part of the Patriots Resolve combat readiness inspection, evaluated the 102nd Intelligence Wing’s emergency response, base defense and anti-terrorism capabilities. Photo by Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno.

 

Family Programs News Archive
2015 (9)
2014 (24)
2013 (23)
2012 (52)
2011 (78)
2010 (116)
2009 (86)
December (5)
November (9)
October (10)
September (9)
August (9)
July (8)
June (9)
May (6)
April (8)
March (1)
February (10)
January (2)
2008 (6)
  • Home
  • Site Map
  • Privacy & Security Policy
  • Link Disclaimer
  • Web Policy
  • DOW Information Quality
  • DOD Open Government
  • FOIA
  • No FEAR Act
  • Accessibility/Section 508
  • Contact Us
  • Army Guard Careers
  • Air Guard Careers
  • USA.gov
Staying Connected
  • X
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
  • Flickr
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Hosted by WEB.mil Veterans Crisis Line number. Dial 988 then Press 1