Military Life

Military Life: The Year My Husband Spent in Korea

by Mandy July 17, 2011 Military Life

In February of 2001 my husband received orders to Korea. At the same time we found out that I was pregnant with our oldest son.  I was scared because I wasn’t sure if my husband would be home for the birth.  Thankfully though, he was able to get a 30-day extension that pushed his leaving [...]

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Military Life: R & R

by Sidnie July 3, 2011 Military Life

Our family is planning a summer vacation. We’re taking fourteen days and going to the beach! We’ll enjoy all the gulf has to offer- sun, sand, and seafood – for fourteen days. The condo is booked! I’ve made lists and gone shopping and talked to the boys about their very! first! beach! trip!! The only [...]

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Military Life: OPSEC

by Mandy June 21, 2011 Military Life

What does it mean? The acronym OPSEC stands for Operational Security. What is OPSEC? Operations Security, or OPSEC, is keeping potential adversaries from discovering our critical information. As the name suggests, it protects our operations – planned, in progress, and those completed. Success depends on secrecy and surprise, so the military can accomplish the mission [...]

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Space A Travel

by Sidnie June 7, 2011 Military Life

There’s this perk to military life, known as Space Available Travel.  The military runs planes all over the world, all the time. Sometimes those planes aren’t full. The Department of Defense allows Service Members, Retirees, and dependents to travel on these planes when space is available and the mission allows. I’ve flown Space A numerous [...]

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From the Archives:: A Memorial to the Fallen

by Mandy May 30, 2011 Family

This post was originally posted on Memorial Day 2010. Today is Memorial Day, the day our country is asked to pause and remember those who have given their all for us to be free. Unfortunately I think that the real meaning of the day often escapes the minds of many, in the busyness of our [...]

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