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TSA travel tip: TSA Pre✓™ for Active Duty Military
Deployments can be stressful on both members and their families. Our friends over at the Transportation Security Administration appreciate the sacrifices our servicemembers and their families make and...
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From the Homefront: Deployment help for spouses
Twice a month, Coast Guard All Hands will feature “From the Homefront,” a column for Coast Guard spouses by Coast Guard spouse Shelley Kimball. Shelley has been married to Capt. Joe Kimball, commanding...
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New military website teaches parenting skills
The Department of Defense launched a new website ealier today aimed at helping active duty, reserve and veteran military parents communicate with their children. MilitaryParenting.org is a free, online...
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From the Homefront: Making sure your voice is heard
So, you remember on the first day of my column, when I said I would not sugar coat things? Well, today is the day. Just before I left, I reached out for some input from fellow Coastie families through...
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TSA Travel Tip: TSA Pre✓™ for military members expanded to 100 airports
Currently, members of the U.S. Armed Forces can use TSA Pre✓™ lanes at 10 domestic airports by presenting their Common Access Card. Starting December 20th, these individuals will be able to enjoy the...
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Get fit: Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test
Lt. Cmdr. Sean Plankey, currently deployed with Expeditionary Cyber Support Element under U.S. Forces Afghanistan, talks about his experiences keeping fit in a joint operating environment and accepting...
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From the Homefront: Top 10 things we wish people knew about Coast Guard life
I spend a lot of time explaining Coast Guard life to other people – not just here, but everywhere: to my neighbors, at the gym, at the grocery store, at kids’ birthday parties. I know I am not alone....
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Shape the future: Be a DoD training officer
I’ve always believed that the best way to retain information is to learn, do, then teach!
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From the Homefront: Ombudsmen share their secrets to success
Every Coast Guard ombudsman has a list of favored resources and services that are as distinct as the families they serve. Families’ needs, whether on cutters, at stations or "geobaching," are diverse...
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Dear Coast Guard Family: Tips and resources for times of deployment or...
Time – it’s a funny thing, isn’t it? Sometimes passing too quickly. Sometimes too slowly. And, it never feels more evident than when you’re facing or experiencing time away from the one that you love.
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