McGuire Phoenix Spouse recognized - April 2009

Published April 13, 2009

McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. -- Military families are unlike many other families. Frequent relocations - uprooting children from school and spouses from jobs - and the ever-present reality of overseas deployments, can cause stress for those families. Single servicemembers and their families, back home, also have to deal with the stress that accompanies the military lifestyle.

The Phoenix Spouse program, offered through the McGuire Airman and Family Readiness Center, provides military families with someone who can assist them in dealing with that stress before, during and after a deployment.

Each month, the Airman and Family Readiness Center will recognize a McGuire Phoenix Spouse for all of their hard work, dedication and commitment. We thank you all for what you do as Team McGuire members and Phoenix Spouses.

Full name: Rachel Biniecki

Unit assigned: 305th Aerial Port Squadron

How long have you been a Phoenix Spouse? Three months

What activities have you taken part in as a Phoenix Spouse? Ice Cream socials for deploying members and their families.

What do you find most rewarding about being a Phoenix Spouse? Helping those who truly need assistance.

What do you think about this program? I feel this program is great. It gives the spouses someone to turn to who has been in their shoes -- someone who has been on this side of a deployment.