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Organizations offer care for pets of deployed service members
This scenario played out time and time again: A service member receives orders to be deployed overseas. They arrange for a family member or a friend to care for their pet while they are gone. But at...
View ArticleFree military program shifts to virtual career training
A program that trains participants for a post-military civilian career has moved online. Onward to Opportunity, a program offered through Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military...
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New suicide prevention efforts led by second lady
Second lady Karen Pence is deploying a familiar tactic to learn about veteran suicide: listening. Mrs. Pence was appointed lead ambassador earlier this year for a new nationwide strategy to raise...
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Our Military Kids announces new program through Veterans Day
An organization that supports children of the National Guard and reserves announced new activity grants through Veterans Day. Our Military Kids (OMK), an organization that empowers military kids with...
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Warrior Rising helps vetrepreneurs build sustainable businesses
Almost every military career ends with the service member making a decision: find a job or start a business. For those in the National Guard or reserves, this choice parallels time in uniform. Veterans...
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Program for service women transitions to virtual training
The VA Women’s Health Transition Training (WHTT) is extended online through December 21. The program is a collaborative effort between the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense to educate...
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Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program in a time of COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic forced cancellation of most things, the military mission continued and so has support for each stage of the deployment cycle. Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP)...
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Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families offers students support to succeed in...
The vast array of benefits offered to military members make off-duty education an attractive complement to service. But for those who haven’t taken coursework since high school, or who have struggled...
View ArticleDOD authorizes awards for COVID-19 related service
The Department of Defense approved the award of the Armed Forces Service Medal and Humanitarian Service Medal to recognize service members for participation in COVID-19 operations or activities. Both...
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New ESGR chair wants to increase volunteer force
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. John F. Sampa got the call he was hoping for in late May 2024: he had been chosen to be the next national chair of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). “I was...
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