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STARBASE OK teaches kids all about sciences
November 9, 2010
A group of Wilson Elementary students get a lesson in engineering as part of STARBASE OK, an initiative funded by the Oklahoma Air National Guard at Fort Still, Okla., Oct. 27, 2010. The students donned hard hats to volunteer as Brad Carter, civil engineer, used simple exercises to explain engineering terms like compression, tension and deflection.

President proclaims November as Military Family Month
November 2, 2010
Seal of the President of the United States

Nomination season opens for 2011 Employer Support Freedom Award
November 2, 2010
Freedom Award online ad

Army pledges not to cut family programs
November 1, 2010
Secretary of the Army John McHugh discusses the challenges of operating in a constrained budget environment as well as efforts to modernize the Army at the 2010 Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2010.

Active, Guard, Reserve teams work together to help survivor families
November 1, 2010
Fort Jackson's Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator, Leslie Smith, left, goes over paperwork with South Carolina Army National Guard's Beth Carney, center, and the Army Reserve's Megan McCullough, right, during a recent meeting at the 81st Regional Support Command headquarters building on Fort Jackson, S.C.

Casey discovers 'community of caring' during son's Guard deployment
October 29, 2010

Disney offers special ticket, room offers in 2011
October 27, 2010

Program fills gap for returning Guard, Reserve
October 27, 2010

Program helps Guard couples cope with deployments
October 26, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Luke Summerlin spends time with his wife, Michelle Summerlin, and their 3-year-old son, Trent, during a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a post-deployment event, in Houston, Oct. 17, 2010. Summerlin deployed to Iraq with the Texas Army National Guard's 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Commander lauds Guard, Reserve reintegration program
October 26, 2010
Children play ball while their parents, soldiers of the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Houston, Texas, Oct. 17, 2010. The Defense Department created the Yellow Ribbon program to ensure reserve-component servicemembers have access to the information and resources they need to reintegrate with their families, their communities and their employers effectively after a deployment.