Vernita Gilchrist cheers for her son, Pvt. Malique
Vernita Gilchrist cheers for her son, Pvt. Malique Gilchrist, as he marches across the parade deck during Golf Company’s graduation ceremony April 11, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Gilchrist is from Raleigh, N.C... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Damien Williams (right),
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Damien Williams (right), 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and his family look at the 145th Airlift Wing, Mini C-130 Hercules aircraft during Family Day held at the North Carolin... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Reyna-Debooy, right, of the
U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Reyna-Debooy, right, of the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), poses with a child during the annual Family Readiness Group (FRG) chili cook-off event at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Feb. ... More
Members of the 85th Civil Affairs Brigade Headquarters
Members of the 85th Civil Affairs Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company Family Readiness Group volunteered their Saturday to bag groceries at the Warrior Way Commissary on Fort Hood. The event helped ra... More
Oleksandra Valley, 2, revels in being passed from person
Oleksandra Valley, 2, revels in being passed from person to person after arriving at Boise Airport in Boise, Idaho. This was Oleksandra's first time meeting the friends of the Valley family. (U.S. Air Force pho... More
Brick-by-Brick Lego Shipbuilding Competition
Oliver Aguilar assists his son in constructing a Lego ship during the Brick-by-Brick Lego Shipbuilding Competition at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Participants in the annual competition used Lego building bl... More
A child high-fives Chili the Penguin, mascot for the
A child high-fives Chili the Penguin, mascot for the Snow Up The Park event at the Swansboro Municipal Park, Feb. 21. More than two tons of snow were created to make sledding slopes and a play area available to... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jacen Fitzgerald, sniper platoon sergeant,
Gunnery Sgt. Jacen Fitzgerald, sniper platoon sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and a native of Mountain Lakes, N.J., and his daughter Payton Swank, decorate cupcakes during a father/daughter lunche... More
Spc. Thomas Watega, with 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation
Spc. Thomas Watega, with 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment get help from son Brady James as his unit sets off on a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 20, 20... More
Cpl. Harrison Leeper, intelligence specialist, 3rd
Cpl. Harrison Leeper, intelligence specialist, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, plays lacrosse with Cpl. Cameron Carter, radio operator, 3/4, during the unit’s final family day, held at Desert W... More
Capt. Ryan C. Wilson, (left) and Capt. Jennifer D.
Capt. Ryan C. Wilson, (left) and Capt. Jennifer D. Wilson, (right) both jumpmasters and company commanders for the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, make eye cont... More
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after completing a nine-month deployment with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. Bulkeley deployed in support of mariti... More
Grady Ebey waits for his father, Maj. Garret Ebey,
Grady Ebey waits for his father, Maj. Garret Ebey, an AV-8B Harrier Pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 214, during the VMA-214 homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday. Ebey, and his fellow ... More
Parimal Panchal, a spouse and participant in 2nd Medical
Parimal Panchal, a spouse and participant in 2nd Medical Battalion’s Jane Wayne Day, fires a Browning M2 .50 Cal machine gun simulator at the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp ... More
Heather Osborne low crawls during a modified Combat
Heather Osborne low crawls during a modified Combat Fitness Test as part of with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion’s Jane Wayne Day aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 25, 2014. The participants learned so... More
Lt. j.g. Coleman Ward, assigned to the Los Angeles-class
Lt. j.g. Coleman Ward, assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713), hugs his wife following the submarine's Valentine's Day return from a deployment to the western Pacific region. H... More
Pvt. Sheyanne Rodriguez of the 45th Sustainment Brigade
Pvt. Sheyanne Rodriguez of the 45th Sustainment Brigade carries the 540th Quartermaster Company guidon during a resiliency run at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 28. The run was part of a series of events ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Armin Englerth, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade
Sgt. 1st Class Armin Englerth, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade Headquarters, volunteered his Saturday to bag groceries at the Warrior Way Commissary on Fort Hood. The event helped raise more than $230 for the brigad... More
Staff Sergeant John Wallerich and his daughter Ava
Staff Sergeant John Wallerich and his daughter Ava enjoy dancing at the Tiny Miss Daddy-Daughter Dance held Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 at the Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Marines Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. Marines and sailors
Marines Corps Air Station Yuma Ariz. Marines and sailors danced with their daughters at the Sonoran Pueblo Feb. 13. This father daughter dance was held by Marine Corps Community Services in honor of Valentine’s... More
First Lt. Anne Kline, a military intelligence officer
First Lt. Anne Kline, a military intelligence officer assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, assists her husband, 1st Lt. Jeremy Kline, an infantry off... More
Antonio Laguna (bottom), son of Sgt. Frank Laguna,
Antonio Laguna (bottom), son of Sgt. Frank Laguna, a small arms/artillery repairer assigned to Company B of the 115th “Muleskinner” Brigade Support Battalion, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Di... More
Children attending the Creech hosted Take Our Daughters
Children attending the Creech hosted Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, sit and watch a magic show April 24, 2014 on Creech Air Force Base, Nev. During the day’s events the Creech Airmen and Family Readin... More
A Service member’s child practices his batting skills
A Service member’s child practices his batting skills during the most recent San Diego Padres baseball clinic at Petco Park, June 24, 2014. Military members and their families in the San Diego area were invited... More
Kaliyah, three, hugs her father U.S. Air Force Senior
Kaliyah, three, hugs her father U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Damien Williams, 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during Family Day held at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas Interan... More
Army Lt. Col. Jay M. Ferreira (Center) is promoted
Army Lt. Col. Jay M. Ferreira (Center) is promoted to the rank of colonel during a ceremony held at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museums located on Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 13. Ferreira and his wife, Army Lt... More
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, his wife Deanie and the family of Ryan P. Curtin, the Navy Military Child of the Year, pose for a photo during the Operation Homefront 6th... More
Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 return
Pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 return to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, April 17. The Checkerboards deployed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime... More
U.S. Army Maj. Kendra Green, assigned to 335th Signal
U.S. Army Maj. Kendra Green, assigned to 335th Signal Command (Theater), Detachment 34, prays with her family members during a deployment ceremony in the Drill Hall, 335th Headquarters building, East Point, Ga.... More
U.S. Air Force pilots and their F-16s, assigned to
U.S. Air Force pilots and their F-16s, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, return from a successful Air Expeditionary Force rotation in ... More
Monica Morales listens to instructions from Capt. Justin
Monica Morales listens to instructions from Capt. Justin Campbell, the operations officer of Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron, before trying out the AH-1W Super Cobra flight simulator, Feb. 12, 2014. (... More
Families celebrate Ash Wednesday
1st Lt. Michael G. Marta, an intelligence officer with 8th Marines Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and his son receive sacramental ash during the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier Cha... More
CNATT instructor, family honored for local community service
Sgt. Christopher Haley poses with his wife, Petty Officer 3rd Class Autumn Ruiz, and their newborn daughter. Haley and his family were honored by the Havelock Military Affairs Committee as the Family of the Qu... More
Spc. Jose Sanchez, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade, volunteered
Spc. Jose Sanchez, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade, volunteered his Saturday to bag groceries at the Warrior Way Commissary on Fort Hood. The event helped raise more than $230 for the brigade's Family Readiness Grou... More
Kelly Trout, staff nurse in the newborn care clinic
Kelly Trout, staff nurse in the newborn care clinic and lactation consultant at NHP, talks with a patient Feb. 7 about the benefits of breastfeeding. The benefits of breastfeeding include protection for babies ... More
Capt. Jerry Brenner, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade
Capt. Jerry Brenner, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, makes repairs to Team Dog Face Soldiers’ bed at the 2014 Valley Interfaith Promise (VIP) Bed Race in Columbus, Ga., F... More
Family and friends watch as the guided-missile destroyer
Family and friends watch as the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) returns to the pier at Naval Station Norfolk after completing a nine-month deployment with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group... More
Jeanne Chandler, wife of Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond
Jeanne Chandler, wife of Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, teaches a little ditty she calls, "The Army Song" to school children at Butner Primary School, Fort Bragg, N.C. Chandler is touring the F... More
The 3rd MAW sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Patrick Kimble,
The 3rd MAW sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Patrick Kimble, speaks to spouses of Marines in 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) units at a luncheon home aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Maj. Gen. ... More
Postpartum soldiers in the Pregnancy Postpartum Physical
Postpartum soldiers in the Pregnancy Postpartum Physical Training program aim to increase their level of fitness Feb. 19, on Fort Hood, Texas. In this group, soldiers perform calisthenics workouts, abdominal ex... More
A formation of MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor
A formation of MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 taxi down the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 24. A total of 16 aircraft landed aboard the air station ... More
Spouses of U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Services
Spouses of U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ), participate in Jane Wayne Day at Camp Upshur, MCBQ, Va., June 5, 2014. Jane Wayne Day provided spouses with a... More
Jackie McCarrick waits with her kids, before the Troop
Jackie McCarrick waits with her kids, before the Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment’s homecoming ceremony in 5th Aviation Battalion’s hangar, July 25, 2014, for her husband U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon McCa... More
Sgt. Wright, a 93rd Military Police Battalion Soldier,
Sgt. Wright, a 93rd Military Police Battalion Soldier, holds his children for the first time in months at a redeployment ceremony at Mitchell W. Stout gym here on Fort Bliss, June 27. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. J... More
The Arctic Warrior band ads a touch of class to the
The Arctic Warrior band ads a touch of class to the redeployment ceremony, welcoming home the 472nd Military Police company and entertaining kids and family members in the audience. The unit recently returned... More
Capt. Linnea Sommer-Weddington (center), commanding
Capt. Linnea Sommer-Weddington (center), commanding officer of Navy Region Southwest Information Dominance Corps, tells her post-deployment story as a participant of Returning Warrior Workshop in Ventura, Calif... More
Members of the South Carolina National Guard, Bravo
Members of the South Carolina National Guard, Bravo Company, 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion returned home from their nearly yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, March 1. Approximately 130 members deployed ... More
Captain Chris Polidora, operations officer with 1st
Captain Chris Polidora, operations officer with 1st Marine Regiment, said his goodbyes to his wife, Herlinda, and daughters Sofia and Lilliana, at a farewell for the regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendl... More
Laura Delpena, an event volunteer, and Kaylee, 7, enjoy
Laura Delpena, an event volunteer, and Kaylee, 7, enjoy time in the ocean during the Exceptional Family Member Program beach event at Del Mar Beach, Aug. 2-3. The Best Day Foundation Orange County Chapter hoste... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
U.S. Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MarDiv), present flowers to Master Gunnery Sgt. Donald L. Frye's family, outgoing maintenance management chief, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd MarDiv, dur... More
Family members of fallen soldiers from Operations Iraqi
Family members of fallen soldiers from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring gathered together to release balloons into the sky with love letters attached to them in their memory, Feb. 23. Survivor Outreach Ser... More
Friends and families cheer returning soldiers from
Friends and families cheer returning soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company. The soldiers reunited with their families March 11 at Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after a nin... More
Hannah W. holds a welcome home sign while awaiting
Hannah W. holds a welcome home sign while awaiting the return of her father during a return party for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 17, 2014. HMH-366 ... More
Soldiers from Washington National Guard's 96th Troop
Soldiers from Washington National Guard's 96th Troop Command hold banners representing Washington Gold Star families and their fallen Soldiers while marching during the 81st annual Daffodil Parade in Puyallup, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Todd Olmsted, 22nd Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Todd Olmsted, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) operations clerk and native of Brandon, Miss., hugs his wife, Daniela, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., before departing to the ... More
Hannah W. holds a balloon and sign while awaiting the
Hannah W. holds a balloon and sign while awaiting the return of her father during a return party for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 17, 2014. HMH-366 ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Watson, assigned to 335th Signal
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Watson, assigned to 335th Signal Command (Theater), Detachment 34, prays with his family members during a deployment ceremony in the Drill Hall, 335th Headquarters building, East Point, ... More
Mollie Gross, a comedian, motivational speaker and
Mollie Gross, a comedian, motivational speaker and author of “Confessions of a Military Wife,” made Marine Corps Base Hawaii spouses and service members laugh - and sometimes cry - in the Fairways Ballroom at K... More
Col. Jeannie Leavitt, 4th Fighter Wing commander, and
Col. Jeannie Leavitt, 4th Fighter Wing commander, and her family stand by her flagship after her final flight, May 29, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Leavitt will relinquish command of the 4th FW... More
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
A paratrooper with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, aids his spouse in donning a T-10D parachute harness before jumping out of a 34-foot tower at the Airborne Sustainment... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Fulks, UH-60 Black Hawk
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Fulks, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, meets his 6-month-old daughter, Alyssa, for the first time during a... More
Gwen Bridges decorates a pillow case for a 2nd Battalion,
Gwen Bridges decorates a pillow case for a 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper at the battalion headquarters, Feb. 8. Rear detachment an... More
A Shaw airman greets his daughter after returning home
A Shaw airman greets his daughter after returning home to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., from a five-month deployment to U.S. Central Command’s Area of Responsibility, Feb. 7, 2014. The airmen were welcomed home by... More
Staff Sgt. Theodore Batdorf, the noncommissioned officer
Staff Sgt. Theodore Batdorf, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Intensive Care Unit assigned to the 8th Forward Surgical Team, spends time with his family before deploying on a nine-month deployment t... More
Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force
Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School Force Protection Branch NCO in charge, poses for a photo with his family, after receiving a Purple Heart Feb. 20, 2014, at Hurlburt ... More
Akiyama Keijiro, owner of Akiyama Sushi, and Michiyo
Akiyama Keijiro, owner of Akiyama Sushi, and Michiyo Okazaki, a Japanese volunteer, demonstrate how to make Norimaki during a sushi making class hosted by the Marauders Spouse Club, Feb. 22, 2014, aboard Marine... More
Linda Talley, wife of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief,
Linda Talley, wife of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief, U.S. Army Reserve Command, met with 21 AGR soldiers, Feb. 28, 2014, in a forum to discuss issues and concerns regarding family support resources and supp... More
Sgt. Jonathan Overland, a dog handler with 1st Law
Sgt. Jonathan Overland, a dog handler with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, prepares to hand Dino off to the Diaz family during a retirement and adoption ceremony at a kennel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendlet... More
(Left to right) Teresa Bullock, Spc. Zachary Brooks,
(Left to right) Teresa Bullock, Spc. Zachary Brooks, Staff Sgt. Amber Brooks and Maj. Gen. Ted Martin, commanding general of the National Training Center, pose with a Gold Star Banner presented the two young so... More
Family members of Marine Aircraft Group 24 units perform
Family members of Marine Aircraft Group 24 units perform a foreign object damage walk on the flight line during the “A Day in the Boots of a MAG-nificent Marine or Sailor” event, Feb. 12, 2014. (U.S. Marine Cor... More
A woman points toward Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell,
A woman points toward Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, showing her grandchildren where to see their dad aboard the cutter as it returns home to San Diego from deployment, Feb. 13, 2014. The Boutwell returned from a... More
First Sgt Michael Vaughn, the 1st Sgt. of the 472nd
First Sgt Michael Vaughn, the 1st Sgt. of the 472nd Military Police Company, his wife Staff Sgt. Vaughn and their daughter Taylor pose for a picture at the unit’s redeployment ceremony. The MPs recently returne... More
Sergeant Albert Munuz, logistic vehicle system operator,
Sergeant Albert Munuz, logistic vehicle system operator, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and a native of Phoenix, and his daughter Abigail, finish eating their cupcakes dur... More
People from all over Washington line the parade route
People from all over Washington line the parade route to watch the 81st annual Daffodil Parade in Puyallup, Wash. April 4. Members of the Washington National Guard's 96th Troop Command marched in the parade hol... More
Airman 1st Class Mykal Thomas, a tactical air control
Airman 1st Class Mykal Thomas, a tactical air control specialist with the 9th Air Support Operation Squadron, shows attendees of Meet the Teacher Night which entrance to use Aug. 21, 2014, at the Liberty Hill M... More
Retired Col. Joseph Panza, delivers remarks during
Retired Col. Joseph Panza, delivers remarks during the street dedication ceremony honoring a former technical training student, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger, Sept. 16, 2013, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss... More
Linda Talley, wife of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief,
Linda Talley, wife of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief, U.S. Army Reserve Command, met with 21 AGR soldiers, Feb. 28, 2014, in a forum to discuss issues and concerns regarding family support resources and supp... More
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Patricia Espinal embraces
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Patricia Espinal embraces Quartermaster 2nd Class Joshua Nelson for the traditional first kiss following the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley's (DDG 84) return to Naval Stat... More
Cpl. Roxana Avalos, supply clerk, Combat Logistics
Cpl. Roxana Avalos, supply clerk, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, shares an embrace with her mother, Rosa Avalos, after stepping off the bus during the CLB-7 homecoming at Desert Winds Golf Course, August 10, 2014.
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders hold American flags,
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders hold American flags, and Dover Fire Company Ladder 44 drapes a flag in an arch, at the entrance to Alumni Stadium at Delaware State as Soldiers of the 198th Expeditionary Sig... More
Pilots attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter
Pilots attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 walk towards their family and friends during a homecoming celebration at Naval Air Station Oceana. Deployed as part of Harry S. Truman C... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, adjutant general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, adjutant general, welcomes home the Soldiers of the 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Delaware State University for their homecoming cerem... More
Army Reserve Spc. Robert Burgett, a cable systems installer
Army Reserve Spc. Robert Burgett, a cable systems installer with the 490th Signal Company (Tactical Installation and Networking - Enhanced), gets a hug from his 2-year-old daughter Addelynn at North Fort Hood, ... More
A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company,
A Marine with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group gives his daughter a kiss during a homecoming at the EOD compound aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Apr... More
Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
Marines and Sailors with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 returned from deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 24. Families, friends ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, adjutant general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, adjutant general, welcomes home the Soldiers of the 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Delaware State University for their homecoming cerem... More
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders hold American flags,
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders hold American flags, and Dover Fire Company Ladder 44 drapes a flag in an arch, at the entrance to Alumni Stadium at Delaware State as Soldiers of the 198th Expeditionary Sig... More
A spouses of U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Services
A spouses of U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ), participates in a live fire range during Jane Wayne Day at Camp Upshur, MCBQ, Va., June 5, 2014. Jane Wayne ... More
Marine wives with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)
Marine wives with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 Alecs Garcia, left, and Ashley Sweeney, right, dance the "Cupid Shuffle" during a Military Spouse Appreciation Night at the Bob Hope Theater aboard Mari... More
Erika Gronenthal (left), sits with her recently redeployed
Erika Gronenthal (left), sits with her recently redeployed husband, Capt. Victor Gronenthal, the commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 130th Engineer Brigade and their young son, Kai, before b... More
Five-year-old J.J. Coffman, son of Christina and Chief
Five-year-old J.J. Coffman, son of Christina and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Coffman of 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, receives a certificate of appreciation o... More
Sustainers train to prevent abuse
PJ Rawlins, a Family Advocacy Program specialist, provides soldiers from the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), family advocacy training March 11, ... More
Sharon Berg climbs over a log in the obstacle course
Sharon Berg climbs over a log in the obstacle course as her husband, Lance Cpl. Phillip Berg, machine gunner, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches during 2/7’s Jane Wayne Day, April 11, 2014. The event c... More
Gabriel Sullivan, 2, meets Daren the Lion during the
Gabriel Sullivan, 2, meets Daren the Lion during the Marine and Family Safety Fair at the Combat Center Exchange parking lot, April 28, 2014. Daren the Lion is a mascot designed to raise awareness to children a... More
Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines,
Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, serve themselves food during the unit’s final family day held at Desert Winds Golf Course, March 21, 2014. The unit also hosted their ow... More
Carlos Gutierrez, an event volunteer, and Tyler, 5,
Carlos Gutierrez, an event volunteer, and Tyler, 5, enjoy time in the ocean during the Exceptional Family Member Program beach event at Del Mar Beach, Aug. 2-3. The Best Day Foundation Orange County Chapter hos... More
Kathryn Stetson, the 807th Medical Command family programs
Kathryn Stetson, the 807th Medical Command family programs director, tells the audience of commanders and senior enlisted advisers the importance of a family readiness program and ways to build it effectively a... More
Army Lt. Col. Jay M. Ferreira (left) congratulates
Army Lt. Col. Jay M. Ferreira (left) congratulates his wife, Army Lt. Col. Stacey Ferreira after she is promoted during a ceremony held at the Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museums located on Fort Bliss, Texas, ... More
Cristian Perez reads a poem during the Fourth Annual
Cristian Perez reads a poem during the Fourth Annual Teen Dating Violence Awareness Poetry Slam on Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 22, 2014. The poetry slam featured military dependents, age 14 ... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shavoka Douglas, Equal Opportunity
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shavoka Douglas, Equal Opportunity Program Manager for the U.S. Forces Afghanistan, will celebrate Mother’s Day 2014 in Afghanistan. However, this is not the first time Douglas spends this sp... More