OCTOBER 1, 2024 - This week the Department of Defense kicks off a three-year pilot program meant to reimburse service members up to $1,500 for travel-related expenses incurred for a temporary child care provider following a permanent change of station move. When an active duty service member makes a permanent change of station move to a new duty location and finds that … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Marines Celebrate Service in Florida
OCTOBER 1, 2024 - With news of high retention numbers circling the Marine Corps, gold and black balloons surrounded a “we appreciate you” banner on the command quarterdeck Sept. 30 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. A week after news broke of historic end of fiscal year retention numbers, along an expansive space packed with cubicles, maps, plaques … [Read more...]
A Woman’s Path to Service in 1957
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 - In 1957, joining the military was far from the norm for women, but 18-year-old Judy Hodgens was determined to find adventure beyond her small town, especially after the death of her father. Seeking to leave her small town in Western Pennsylvania, she went to the local recruiting station and enlisted in the Air Force through the Women in the Air Force (WAF) … [Read more...]
Gold Star Mother and Family Day Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 – Command teams, friends and Families came together to commemorate the Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day Memory Share Ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 27, 2024. Gold Star Family ceremonies date back over 100 years at the start of American involvement in World War I. Families would hang up flags with a blue star representing loved ones that went to … [Read more...]
Guard Assists with Hurricane Response in Southeast
Florida Air National Guardsmen assigned to various squadrons across the 125th Fighter Wing pass out water and food to civilians in Bradenton, Florida, Sept. 28, 2024. The Florida National Guard established points of distribution throughout Florida and operated at various logistic staging areas to ensure supplies are available to those in need. Florida Guardsmen provided … [Read more...]