April 30, 2023 New AF surgeon general program enhances support for EFMP families, Airmen, Guardians The Air Force surgeon general has made improving support for military children one of his priorities.
April 28, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 21, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 20, 2022 Purple Up: Celebrating military children Students and their families are encouraged to wear purple, which shows support and signifies the unique sacrifices military children make alongside their families, both home and abroad.
April 11, 2022 Operation Homefront recognizes 2022 Air Force Military Child of the Year At this year’s April 7 gala in Washington, D.C., Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presented Anna Cummins, 16, with the Air Force Military Child of the Year award. Anna is the daughter of Amy and Lt. Col. Matthew Cummins, 70th Flying Training Squadron flight commander.
April 9, 2021 Around the Air Force: Month of the Military Child, Talent Marketplace, Astronaut Rescue Course Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights April as the Month of the Military Child, upgrades to the Talent Marketplace platform to help reform the enlisted assignments process, and rescue personnel partnering with SpaceX to conduct astronaut recovery training. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Angelo
April 5, 2021 Air Force celebrates April as Month of the Military Child Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform.
May 2, 2018 Little guy, big fixed heart: part II When Ashley and Tech. Sgt. Ben Mockovciak, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 202 F-16 tactical aircraft maintenance instructor, learned their son Noah, barely one month old, had experienced a heart attack, their world was turned upside down.
May 2, 2018 Little guy, big fixed heart: part I When Ashley and Tech. Sgt. Ben Mockovciak learned they would soon be parents, they were overwhelmed with the exciting idea of welcoming a healthy, beautiful child into their family.
April 26, 2018 Military children: strong, resilient, adaptable individuals April is designated as the Month of the Military Child and is a time to honor the sacrifices of the more than 1.7 million children of military members serving in the U.S. and overseas.
April 26, 2017 Month of the Military Child: My brat makes me proud Parents worry; it’s just what we do. We worry our child will get hurt. We worry we aren’t making the right decisions for them. We worry they’ve become irrevocably addicted to their iPad and that they really shouldn’t spend so much time watching videos of a 5-year-old millionaire open new toys.
April 7, 2017 Operation Homefront recognizes 2017 AF Military Child of the Year Eighteen-year-old Jamal Braxton has a busy schedule. The high school senior holds various leadership positions with the Red Cross, participates in multiple varsity sport programs and is a lifeguard. He accomplishes all this as a military child and the challenges inherent in military family life.
April 15, 2016 Operation Homefront recognizes AF Military Child of the Year Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presented the Operation Homefront 2016 Air Force Military Child of the Year award to Madeleine Morlino, 17, during a ceremony April 14, in Pentagon City, Virginia.
April 30, 2015 Military child to AF leader From his cradle in a small village in western Germany to the position of the 81st Training Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Patrick Higby has learned the value of being a military child and the resources available to others who have grown up in the military life.
April 9, 2015 SECDEF honors military children at Yokota AB In Japan, the secretary held a military family town hall at Yokota Air Base to celebrate April as the Month of the Military Child, established in 1986 by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.