Family Matters Blog: Blogger Highlights Air Force Military Spouses Program

By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2011 – The Air Force’s Heart Link program is a great example of how the military is working to support service members and their spouses in terms of improving their relationships – particularly the newest military spouses.

"Most new Air Force spouses come into Heart Link not knowing where they fit into the Air Force mission," LeAnn Throlson, a community readiness consultant on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, told Air Force News writer Airman Erica Stewart in a recent interview. "They just think that they're on the outside looking in. It's our job to show them that they're much more than that."

Read the complete article “ ‘Heart Link’ Links Hearts and Minds of Military Spouses.”

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