Family Focus Friday: Preparing Children For Deployment (Part 1)
From www.realwarriors.net Although children’s reactions will vary with their personalities and ages, a parent’s deployment will almost always be puzzling to children. Parents wonder how the separation...
View ArticleFamily Focus Friday: Care for You & Your Children (Part 2)
From www.realwarriors.net You and your deploying spouse have worked hard to prepare your children for the day of departure. You’ve enjoyed quality family time in the weeks and months before this day;...
View ArticleFamily Focus Friday: Transitioning Through a Reunion (Part 3)
From www.realwarriors.net As service members head home after deployment, they must learn how to transition from deployment to life back home. Just as service members must adapt, families of service...
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Fire in the Hole
A Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during an exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 17, 2012. This training is part of the 26th MEU’s...
View ArticleMilitary Mom: Raising Resilient Toddlers
Not everyone can say they have been on an aircraft carrier, but for military children, it is just another part of their childhood. DoDLive blogger shares her story of raising two military toddlers....
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Plank-Off
U.S. sailors participate in the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decision's (CSADD) captain's cup aboard the USS Truxtun (DDG 103) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 7, 2013. Read More
View ArticleMarines Train for Upcoming Deployment
The Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit go through a seven-month gauntlet of pre-deployment training. Read More
View ArticleEbola: Informed and Not Afraid
Ebola. It is on everyone’s mind, especially our military families. While the number of troops deploying to Africa may be relatively small, but there is concern. Read More
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