MAY 20, 2021 - Every year my kid’s school asks me – multiple times – if we are military. It doesn’t matter where we live, they always want to know … during registration, enrollment, and mid-semester! Why do they care? Why does it matter? Should I tell them? For the longest time, I answered “No,” because I figured it was none of their business. It turns out I was WRONG! There … [Read more...]
AFE Launches 70th Anniversary Concert Series
JANUARY 25, 2021 - On September 13, 1951, the Armed Forces Professional Entertainment branch was established as a division of the Department of the United States Army. The Mission? Reaching military personnel and their families at military bases around the world with entertainment. Why? Help them have fun and relax with comedy, music, theater, dance, sports and magic. 70 … [Read more...]
BlueJeans Offers Military Free Video Calls this Holiday
DECEMBER 7, 2020 - ‘Tis The Season to Stay In Touch With Your Loved Ones--Anywhere in the World for Free--from BlueJeans by Verizon. No matter where you are, what time it may be--this holiday season, it is important to connect with your loved ones if not in person, virtually. Seeing and speaking with them, while not the same, can be the next best thing, until we can see them … [Read more...]
Festive Pets Can Earn Shoppers $3,000 During Holiday Photo Contest
DECEMBER 3, 2020 - The howl-idays are the most wonderful time of the year, and Army & Air Force Exchange Service and the J.M. Smucker Co. invite military shoppers to share photos of their pets celebrating the season for a chance to win $3,000 in prizes. From Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, Exchange shoppers 18 years and older can submit photos of their pets decked out in holiday … [Read more...]
DoDs Annual Housing Satisfaction Survey Begins Soon
DECEMBER 1, 2020 - W. Jordan Gillis, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment and the Defense Department's chief housing officer, is inviting DOD housing residents to participate in the department's annual housing satisfaction survey, which is scheduled to launch in December. Each year, DOD, working through the military departments, surveys current residents of … [Read more...]