Heba Abdelaal - 2022 AFI Air Force Spouse of the Year

27/05/2024

🇺🇸 On this Memorial Day, we remember and honor the heroes who laid down their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifices are the foundation of our freedoms. Let us also hold their families in our hearts, who bear the weight of their loss, and honor those who served alongside them. ✨

🌺 Today and always, may we remember their legacy. 🌺

07/05/2024

Shoutout to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and their support of the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year program.

It's wonderful to see how installation leaders embrace (and invest in) military spouse advocates and volunteers in their community like Marissa Kurth, a U.S. Air Force spouse.

Thank you for setting the example and supporting the gift of connection to our military spouses.

12/10/2023

📣 CALL TO ACTION 📣

Attention all Air and Space Force families… the public comment period to respond to the DAF Support of Military Families survey closes TOMORROW.

Follow the link to the article for a template to fill out and the email link to submit!!!

-Heba

The DAF opened a public comment period regarding updates to the background and methodology for SoMF scorecards for spouse licensure portability and dependent education surrounding department bases.

20/09/2023

Congratulations General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. on your confirmation to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a military spouse I know that together, General Brown and Sharene Brown - Spouse of the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force will continue to be an unstoppable force for good on behalf of our nation’s military families.

10/07/2023

📣 ADVOCACY IN ACTION ALERT 📣

Have you taken the Blue Star Families Annual Military Family Lifestyle Survey?? I know, I know. Another survey? But hear me out..

One of the most critical ways you can help inform program and policy changes is by offering your experiences and feedback through surveys just like this.

Your voice could help make the difference for military families.

(This survey closed on July 12, 2023.)

Link:

2023 aMFLS

15/06/2023

📣 Advocacy in Action Alert 📣

As a still *recovering* congressional staffer, I know firsthand the sheer volume of work that staff and Members alike are tackling.

The fact that these Members of the House of Representatives have committed themselves, and their staff, to the herculean Quality of Life challenges that military families face is admirable (to say the least).

Thank you to each and every one of you for the work you will do on this committee. We are at a societal inflection point where your work can make all the difference for those currently serving and those considering military service in the future.

Members Serving on the Quality of Life Panel:

Majority:

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA)
Rep. James Moylan (R-GU)
Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), ex officio

Minority:

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ranking Member
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-WA)
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC)
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), ex officio

A special thank you to Congressman Don Bacon and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan for your service and for leading this effort.

Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) today announced the creation of the Quality of Life Panel. The Quality of Life Panel will focus on issues that impact U.S. service members and their families, including compensation, ...