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Commentary: ‘If you have a chance, take care of a Soldier’
Col. Sean Wead | Combined Arms Center Senior Command Chaplain | March 13, 2024 Years ago, as a 20-year-old infantry corporal, I found myself in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea....
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood kicks off its 2024 AER fundraising campaign
Brian Hill | Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office | March 14, 2024 Fort Leonard Wood kicked off its 2024 Army Emergency Relief donation campaign during a meeting of senior leaders March 4 in the...
View ArticlePoM financial readiness expert talks affording Monterey, AER campaign
John Goulette | Presidio of Monterey | March 18, 2024 PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. — While being stationed at the Presidio of Monterey means you get the benefits of beautiful scenic views and amazing...
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AER annual campaign runs into USAG Okinawa
U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa Public Affairs | March 18, 2024 TORII STATION, Okinawa – U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa kicked off its Army Emergency Relief campaign here during a St. Paddy’s Day 5K Color Run...
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AER gives back to Vicenza Soldiers
Stefanie Mosley | U.S. Army Garrison Italy | March 22, 2024 VICENZA, Italy – When military leaders packed the Army Community Service on Caserma Ederle recently to kick off the Army Emergency Relief...
View ArticleJBLM Soldiers gain financial knowledge at AER challenge event
Pamela Sleezer | Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs | March 26, 2024 JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Soldiers with the 6th Military Police Company, 22nd MP Battalion participated in an AER...
View ArticleExceptional Family Member Program central office will better support...
U.S. Army Public Affairs | March 28, 2024 WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth today announced establishment of a central office for the Army Exceptional Family Member Program that will...
View ArticleAER needs your assistance for ‘when life happens’
Paul Lara | Fort Belvoir Public Affairs Office | March 29, 2024 Personal tragedy – it’s never on your calendar and seldom expected, which makes the cascading list of decisions even harder to deal with....
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Grinston thanks Exchange employees for contributions to fundraising efforts
ARLINGTON, Va. — During his first visits to installations as the new CEO of Army Emergency Relief, Tony Grinston is taking time to thank Exchange managers and employees for their efforts in raising...
View ArticleAER: Providing crucial support to military Families in financial crisis
Sgt. Maj. Sheila Fourman | U.S. Army Materiel Command | April 5, 2024 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – In times of financial distress, the Army Emergency Relief stands as a pillar of support for Soldiers and...
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A retirement in service: Former SMA now leading relief nonprofit, seeking to...
Rose L. Thayer | Stars and Stripes | April 29, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas — Tony Grinston may have retired from the Army as the service’s top enlisted member, yet in his new job as CEO of Army Emergency...
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Grinston highlights AER, mentorship at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Elsa Moseley | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research | May 1, 2024 SILVER SPRING, Md. – Army Emergency Relief CEO and retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston visited the Walter Reed Army...
View ArticleExchange shoppers donated $2.5M to military relief funds in 2023
Marisa Conner | Army & Air Force Exchange Service | May 22, 2024 DALLAS – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers extended a helping hand to their fellow service members, military Families...
View ArticleSupport Soldiers in June by giving $2.49 at Exchange registers for Army’s...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can celebrate the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday all June by donating $2.49 to Army Emergency Relief at registers. The Army’s birthday is...
View ArticleRaising Awareness: Retired SMA Grinston visits JBLM
Spc. Brendon Donahue | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | June 7, 2024 JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. — Michael Grinston, CEO of Army Emergency Relief and former Sergeant Major of the Army, paid...
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Fort Novosel AER campaign successfully supports Soldiers
Brittany Trumbull | Fort Novosel Public Affairs | June 20, 2024 FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. — Fort Novosel closed out its annual Army Emergency Relief Campaign during a ceremony at The Landing on June 17,...
View ArticleFort Knox AER reps celebrate campaign end with bowling
Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox Public Affairs Office | June 14, 2024 FORT KNOX, Ky. — Army Emergency Relief representatives from each of the units and organizations at Fort Knox got together at Houston...
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AER grants available following Hurricane Beryl’s rampage
Hurricane Beryl made landfall July 8, leaving almost 3 million people in Texas without power, according to NPR. “The Category 1 storm unleashed heavy rain and winds that uprooted trees and damaged...
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Fort Leonard Wood defends title as 2024 Annual Campaign winners announced
Army Emergency Relief | July 29, 2024 Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Tony Grinston, Army Emergency Relief CEO, announced the three garrisons who the highest participation rates in the annual campaign....
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood’s 2024 AER donation campaign is Army’s best
Brian Hill | Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office | July 30, 2024 FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The 2024 Fort Leonard Wood Army Emergency Relief donation campaign finished in the top spot across the Army...
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