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Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Gonzalez reads with a young boy during a Family Day event at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2022.

Air Force Capt. Zlatoslava Karga embraces her mother at their home in Vacaville, Calif., April 30, 2022. Karga was raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, immigrated to the U.S. in 2001 and commissioned into the Air Force in 2019. When the war broke out in Ukraine, she and her husband evacuated her mother to the U.S.

Military children cheer as a UH-60 Black Hawk flies over during a Month of the Military Child event at Abrams Elementary school, Fort Carson, Colo., April 28, 2022.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jimmy Ku hugs a family member in San Diego, March 4, 2022, after completing a seven-month deployment aboard the USS Essex.

A child plays checkers with community volunteers during a Month of the Military Child event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 15, 2022. This year marked the first time in two years the event was held on the installation due to COVID-19.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Albert Hannah and son Kayden Hannah pose for a photo at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., April 4, 2022. April is the Month of the Military Child which honors the service and sacrifices of children of military parents.

Army Col. Eli Lozano delivers a Mother’s Meal to Hannah Lombardi, wife of Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Lombardi, after the birth of their daughter at Fort Wainwright, Alaska April 5, 2022.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Pierre Dover and his family pose for a photo at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, April 4, 2022. April is the Month of the Military Child which honors the service and sacrifices of children of military parents.

Air Force Senior Airman Paweena Vennum reads to children during a Women's History Month event at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 23, 2022.

Children enjoy carnival games during a celebration of the Month of the Military Child at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Ala., April 9, 2022.

Airmen and their families participate in a color run to celebrate Month of the Military Child at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard Base in Birmingham, Ala., April 9, 2022.

Army Sgt. Jorge Montalvo hugs his daughter Chloe for the first time in nine months upon returning to Fort Sill, Okla., April 7, 2022, from his deployment to South Korea.

Gold Star family members use art supplies to make crafts at the children’s museum on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 2, 2022.

Air Force Senior Airman Paweena Vennum reads to children during a Women's History Month event at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 23, 2022.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Rocio Romo and her son share a laugh at Cocheo Park at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 25, 2022.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Breshaun Brown embraces a loved after the USS Essex returned to Naval Base San Diego, March 4, 2022, following a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

A Marine greets his family after returning from deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 27, 2022.

Marine Corps Capt. Cory Walker greets his daughters after returning home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, March 9, 2022, following a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

An airman and her child attend the Heritage flight training course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2022. Heritage flight performances take place at events ranging from open houses to air shows to celebrate and honor the contributions of the men and women in the U.S. military.

A Marine greets his family during a homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 28, 2022.