Together We’re Stronger®

The National Military Family Association’s annual State of the Military Family Summit brings together senior leaders, policy makers, partners, and military family members to address the unique challenges of military life. In 2024, this high-profile event explored the price of service, the financial challenges military family members face, and the implications of financial stress on their well-being and our nation.

General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Mrs. Hollyanne Milley; General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Mrs. Ellyn Dunford; VADM Raquel Bono, former Director, Defense Health Agency; The Honorable Mike McCord, former Under Secretary of Defense & Chief Financial Officer; The Honorable Brad Carson, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness; former CIA and NSA Director General Michael Hayden; and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers; First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, The Honorable Miguel Cardona, 12th US Secretary of Education, Johnnie Johnson, Former NFL All-Pro and Founder of Moving Families Foundation, Patricia M. “Patty” Barron, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy; Hilary Fordwich; Sharene Brown, Spouse of the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Scott Weiss, Catalest