Military Officer - January 2008 - (Page 26) rapidfire Foundation Helps Families The Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation serves military families with critically ill children and has provided more than 300,000 individual accommodations to critically ill children and their families from each U.S. state and more than 76 countries since 1986. As part of a continuing outreach to military fami- New Maritime Strategy Released T he Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have released “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower,” a unified maritime strategy that explains the comprehensive role of the sea services in an era marked by increased globalization and change. The strategy integrates seapower with other elements of national power in addition to that of friends, partners, and allies. It states that protecting the homeland and winning the nation’s wars is matched by a corresponding commitment to preventing war. It also codifies the requirement for continued development and application of existing core capabilities of forward presence, deterrence, sea control, and power projection, while recognizing the need for expanded capabilities of maritime security and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. The strategy binds maritime services more closely together than ever before. A copy of the strategy is available at www.navy.mil. And the Nominees Are D 26 oD is accepting nominations for the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award through Jan. 21. National Guard and Reserve servicemembers and their families are eligible and encouraged to nominate employers who have gone above and beyond in their support of military employees. To nominate an employer, visit www.esgr.mil. The 2008 recipients will be announced this spring and honored at the 13th annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony Sept. 18 in Washington, D.C. Recipients of the 2007 Freedom Award met with President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright presented the awards. MILITARY OFFICER JANUARY 2008 lies, Believe In Tomorrow will open two new retreat houses dedicated to military families whose children are being treated at a Believe In Tomorrow facility. The foundation thinks keeping families together during a child’s medical crisis has a powerful effect on healing. For more information, visit www.believ eintomorrow.org, call (410) 744-1032, fax (410) 744-1984, or mail Believe In Tomorrow, 6601 Frederick Road, Baltimore, MD 21228. PHOTOS: ABOVE, CHARLIE SCHUCK/GETTY IMAGES; LEFT, PETTY OFICER 1ST CLASS HANA’LEI SHIMANA, USN http://www.navy.mil http://www.believeintomorrow.org http://www.esgr.mil http://www.believeintomorrow.org
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