Founding and presiding over a youth volunteering organization when her family was stationed in Japan, serving with the Red Cross, and dedicating herself to improving childhood literacy are just a few of the reasons Maribel Sikes is Operation Homefront’s 2025 Military Child of the Year® for the Army.
Natalia Serna, the Operation Homefront 2025 Military Child of the Year® for the Space Force, finds opportunity in the challenges that face military families.
Ian Lindo, Operation Homefront’s 2025 Military Child of the Year® for the Coast Guard, has achieved academic success that will help propel him to his goal of becoming a civil engineer, all while mentoring other students.
When Emily Baldeosingh was born, her father looked at her and said, “She is special. She is going to be something someday.”
Isabella Smith, the 2025 Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year® for the Marine Corps, values the unique culture of the military community. A junior at Swansboro High School in North Carolina, she makes it her mission to welcome new students.
Operation Homefront has announced the seven extraordinary recipients of its 2025 Military Child of the Year® Award.
National military nonprofit Operation Homefront has named Stephanie Vargas as its Vice President of Individual Giving.
Four years ago, Yobani and Martha Castelan decided to join the Marines. It was the start of 2020. Yobani was looking for a career that would provide stability and security.
When National Guard Spc. Ilsia Perez Coloma arrived at an Operation Homefront Star-Spangled Babies® shower at Ellington Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, she found a cadre volunteers to welcome her, her mom, and her baby.
When Shawn Sanders joined the Army National Guard in 2014, he continued a generations-long family tradition.
