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Submit your Month of the Military Child story by April 15

Let’s celebrate Month of the Military Child by sharing your story. Your stories don’t have to be long, but don’t feel like it has to be short, either. Just tell us what’s on your mind.
Washington Headquarters Services Director Thomas Muir, left, swears in Lloyd J. Austin III as secretary of defense at the Pentagon, Jan. 22, 2021. Holding the Bible is Marine Corps Lt. Col. Caleb Hyatt, the junior military assistant to the secretary of defense. Austin is the first African-American to lead the Defense Department.
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Austin tells DOD education activity students about his heroes, inspirations

Each generation has heroes — people who rise above the humdrum and mediocre to inspire those around them and who follow them, to aspire to better themselves and their nations.
Cadet Master Sgt. Michael Manangan, a senior at Zama Middle High School and a member of the school’s U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, reads his essay on “The Challenges of Online and In-Person Learning in a Pandemic Environment” at the school, Camp Zama, Japan, Feb. 23. His essay came in third out of 106 annual JROTC essay contest entries from the 8th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
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Camp Zama JROTC cadet thankful for essay-writing experience, places third out of 106

Cadet Master Sgt. Michael Manangan is proud of how well he did in this year’s U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps essay contest, but the experience of writing it has an even greater meaning for him.
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Inspiration in the Midst of a Pandemic

Sandi Anderson, a teacher at Sullivans Elementary, was inspired by the perseverance that students and staff had shown during remote learning and created a kirie project. The word kirie comes from the Japanese words kiri (cut) and e (picture).
Teens at Camp Zama listen to a speaker at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month event held Feb. 18 at the Camp Zama Youth Center. The event included presentations from the installation’s Military and Family Life counselor and subject-matter experts from Army Community Service, the Army Substance Abuse Program. (U.S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo)
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Event offers Camp Zama youths information, insight on teen dating violence

An event held Feb. 18 at the Camp Zama Youth Center was aimed at raising community awareness on the issue of teen dating violence, the installation’s director said.
Layla de Castro, 10, a member of Junior Girl Scout Troop 67, places a doll on the “Hinamatsuri” display at the Camp Zama Library, Camp Zama, Japan, Feb. 18. (Photo Credit: Winifred Brown)
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Camp Zama Girl Scouts set up doll display for Girls’ Day in Japan

Slowly and carefully, members of local Girl Scout organizations continued a 15-year tradition here Feb. 18 by setting up an elaborate Japanese doll display at the Camp Zama Library.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks Embry-Riddle No. 1 for Online Bachelor’s Degrees, Online Programs for Vets

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded the No. 1 ranking for Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the newly released 2021 national college and university rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
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Yokota student wins $1,500 Exchange Gift Card for academic excellence

Seventh-grader Bruce Birch studies hard, and his dedication to academic excellence paid off—literally.
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3 ways of strengthening your long-distance relationship

Relationships can be complex. Add distance to the equation, and it’s even more challenging than before. Sudden deployments, changing duty stations and surprise assignments are all possibilities in the armed forces, which can put an even greater strain on long-distance relationships.
Panel members at Camp Zama’s first-ever “teen town hall” answer questions during the event, held Jan. 29 at the installation’s Youth Center. (U. S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo)
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Camp Zama’s first-ever teen town hall allows youths to discuss topics that matter to them

A “teen town hall,” the first of its kind on Camp Zama, was meant to provide youths here with a space to discuss sensitive topics and bolster their resiliency and confidence, the installation’s Youth Center director said.
Alex Ala, 17, left, and Rachel Perry, 17, are seniors at Zama Middle High School at Camp Zama, Japan, and candidates for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
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Two Camp Zama students named candidates for 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Two Zama Middle High School students are among 4,500 high school students from throughout the United States selected as candidates for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
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Raise a resilient child

Why is resilience a critical quality to develop in your child? Because a resilient child will become a happy adult. Resiliency is the ability to rise above adversity. Overcoming the challenges with which the world inevitably blocks our way.
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Applying for college is like applying for a job

Only about 20% of high school students have a job, while a whopping 69.7% of students enroll in college upon graduation. For the 20% of high school students who have already entered the workforce, applying for college may seem eerily familiar to you because you’ve applied for jobs before.
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Tips to spend wisely on household purchases

Running a household can be expensive, but experts say that there are new ways you can save big on needed items.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University opens campus location in Iwakuni, Japan

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus is pleased to announce the opening of a new campus location in Iwakuni, Japan. View the grand opening video message.
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Online courses will take you where you want to go

Long before the Coronavirus turned our lives upside down, online instruction has helped millions around the world gain competency and credits toward certification and academic degrees.