Blog Posts in "Military Programs"

For 79 years, the USOhas been serving the men, women and families of the military. The USO has played an instrumental role in providing morale boosting live celebrity tours, events, and programs for the troops andtheir families. Due to the worldwide pandemic, the USO has had to transition their in-person events to virtual programming. The USO kicked off their Military Virtual Programming (MVP) back in April of this year. The USO's MVP series is dedicated to positive, uplifting digital engagements for troops and military families across a wide variety of programming including entertainment, fa... read more

United States Postal Service is Making it Easier to Support the Troops this Holiday Season The U.S. Postal Service offers discounted shipping year-round for military, perfect for sending presents and cards to military members this holiday season. Once again this year, The postal service has rolled out their recommended shipping dates for family members and loved ones of service members. To send packages to friends and loved ones serving in the military and diplomatic posts abroad, the U.S. Postal Service offers a year-round discounted price of $19.60 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate® Bo... read more

This is such an amazing program! Below are the details from Operation Homefront: Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2020 Back-to-School Brigade events! Operation Homefront is honored to be able to provide school supplies to our military families and help in any way that they can. Please note that this event is for DEERS enrolled military dependent children only who will be in Kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2020-2021 school year. *Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Operation Homefront is taking extra steps to ensure safety for military families. They will be following local, federal and CDC ... read more

Military spouses often are the family's chief financial officer. From managing permanent-change-of-station moves to unexpected emergencies and changes in pay, there is little doubt about the importance of understanding the unique circumstances of managing personal finances in the military life. In recognition of military spouses and the important role they have in keeping the force financially ready, The Department of Defense Office of Financial Readiness introduces MilSpouse Money Mission, a new financial education resource just for military spouses. MilSpouse Money Mission is the DOD's prim... read more

We are calling on all of our warriors to consider joining the #GivingTuesdayMilitary movement Tuesday, May 5, 2020. You may have heard of the global day of giving and unity called #GivingTuesday. As an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, #GivingTuesdayNow & #GivingTuesdayMilitary will take place on May 5, 2020 as well asregularly scheduled, December 1, 2020. In 2019,Jessica Manfre, Samantha Gomolka, and Maria Reedmet in Washington DC for the first time in May of 2019 as all three represented their respective branch at the Armed Forces Insurance (AFI) Military Spou... read more