Nearly a third of military spouses are jobless. What’s being done to help?

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The Home Front, written by Kerry Irvin, a military spouse, certified resilience trainer, and national nonprofit director shines a spotlight on the challenges and triumphs of military family life while providing useful insight, resources, and tools to help military family members thrive. To ask a question or suggest a topic for future columns, email Kerry at [login to see] .

Some 2,000 U.S. troops are heading to Europe on short notice, once again adding challenges to military families, and validity to the refrain, “the military family is the backbone of our nation’s armed forces.”

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