{"id":138,"date":"2015-05-30T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T18:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/173.72.199.106:3005\/wordpress\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-09-27T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:58:11","slug":"national-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/committees\/national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"National Security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The purpose of the National Security Committee is to maintain and promote a strong national defense through strengthening and supporting our military servicemembers and their families and to raise awareness of POW\/MIAs and the work being performed by the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in the search for missing personnel and prepare our population for response to natural and other disasters.<\/p>\r\nSupport Active Military<\/strong>\r\n

Coordinate Welcome Home<\/em> and Send-off<\/em> events locally.<\/p>\r\n

Send Care Packages to deployed troops.<\/p>\r\nSupport Military Families<\/strong>\r\n

Support active-duty military families through working with an installation Family Readiness Group (FRG). Each branch has its own name for their respective group.<\/p>\r\n

Contact military recruiter in your community to inquire about needs of personnel and families that you and your unit might be able to assist with.<\/p>\r\n

Collaborate with like-minded organizations such as Blue Star Families, the USO, and other local organizations to support service members and their families.<\/p>\r\n

Support families whose service members made the ultimate sacrifice through working with organizations such as Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Families, and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).<\/p>\r\nRaise Awareness of POW\/MIAs<\/strong>\r\n

Promote use of a POW\/MIA flag, chair cover or Missing Man Table at meetings and events.<\/p>\r\n

Recognize POW\/MIA Recognition Day \u2013 the third Friday in September.<\/p>\r\nSalute to Servicemembers Award<\/strong>\r\n

Promote nominations for the award. One enlisted servicemember from each branch of service and the National Guard\/Reserve is recognized at the ALA National Convention. Detailed information is available at https:\/\/www.legion<\/a>–<\/a>aux.org\/Salute<\/a>–<\/a>to<\/a>–<\/a>Servicewomen<\/a>–<\/a>Award<\/a> Be sure to notify the Department National Security Chair if making a nomination.<\/p>\r\nOther<\/strong>\r\n

Participate in Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)<\/em> training.<\/p>\r\n

Join the ALA National Security Facebook group and check the National ALA website frequently for updates.<\/p>\r\n

Excerpted from the ALA Unit Guide (2024, pp.82-83) and <\/em>https:\/\/www.legion<\/em><\/a>aux.org\/Member\/Committees\/National<\/em><\/a>–<\/em><\/a>Security\/Get<\/em><\/a>–<\/em><\/a>Involved<\/em><\/a>–<\/em><\/a>National<\/em><\/a>–<\/em><\/a>Security<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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\u00a0Chair:<\/strong><\/u> Erika Evans<\/div>\r\n
Email Address:<\/strong>\u00a0 NationalSecurity@vaauxiliary.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\u00a0Vice Chair:<\/u><\/strong> Elizabeth Navas<\/div>\r\n
\u00a0Advisor:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>Anne Starke, PDP<\/div>\r\n
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NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM\r\nDownloads:\r\nNational Security Quick Reference Guide<\/a>\r\n<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n
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National Security Program The purpose of the National Security Committee is to maintain and promote a strong national defense through strengthening and supporting our military servicemembers and their families and to raise awareness of POW\/MIAs and the work being performed by the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in the search for missing personnel and prepare … Continue reading National Security<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38351,"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions\/38351"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vaauxiliary.org\/site2\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}