Serving Servicemembers’ children to start the school year
(Left to Right) Jace Bolken, 4th Grade, and Jaxon Bolken, 8th grade, sit with their new backpacks and school supplies that their dad, a Reserve Airman, picked up during the Back-to-School Brigade event hosted by Operation Homefront at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2020. Staff Sgt. Bolken, the boys’ dad, is a member of the 944th Fighter Wing and was able to coincide the free event scheduled during his regular drill weekend, which was the intent of Operation Homefront so more servicemembers and their families could attend. “I can’t think of a better way to show my gratitude to the servicemembers and their families than to be able to do events like this,” said Michelle Hagge, a program manager for Operation Homefront, and spouse of a retired Navy veteran. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)