Austin pledges to 'ease load' for service members

The Defense Department today laid out an array of efforts — some already underway and some on the horizon — that address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members.

In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III outlined those efforts in greater detail, saying that taking care of people is a critical component of defending the nation.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Billy Lofton, a noncommissioned officer in charge of plans with 325th Security Forces Squadron, shows his family how to operate an unmanned ground vehicle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 29, 2022. Lofton's family participated in the family carnival event celebrating the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim) — Tech. Sgt. Billy Lofton, a noncommissioned officer in charge of plans with 325th Security Forces Squadron, shows his family how to operate an unmanned ground vehicle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 29, 2022. Lofton's family participated in the family carnival event celebrating the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim)

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