FLOTUS/SLOTUS Pool Report #1

Good morning from Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland where First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance have arrived for a holiday event with military families. They will deliver remarks, visit with the military families, and create care packages for deployed service members.

They are joined by Michael Jordan, Vice President of Service to the Armed Forces and International Services for the American Red Cross, as well as a number of Cabinet spouses: Jennifer Hegseth, Spouse of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Kathryn Burgum, Spouse of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Cheryl Hines, Spouse of HHS Secretary RFK Jr, Liz Wright, Spouse of Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Lisa Collins, Spouse of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, and Marlo Greer, Spouse of the United States Trade Jamieson Greer.

Red Cross organizers at today's event say they plan to make 700 care packages total, which will include rice krispies, hydration packs, Slim Jim’s, tissues, peanuts, granola bars, popcorn packets, and handwritten notes.

We're situated in a hanger with multiple aircraft: an F-16, a C-37, and a Bell UH-1N Twin Huey. Soft Christmas jazz is playing and guests are enjoying hot cocoa and cookies.

The First Lady and Second Lady are expected to begin speaking shortly.

More background from the First Lady's team:

BACKGROUND

The First Lady invites military spouses at Joint Base Andrews to join her in a heartfelt mission: creating care packages for our deployed Service members. Together with the American Red Cross, Second Lady Usha Vance and U.S. Government Cabinet spouses, this gathering is a powerful reminder of our unwavering support for those who serve and celebrate the strength and resilience that define our Armed Forces.

More on JBA: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, is America’s Airfield and home to 26,000 joint military and civilian personnel and their families, three higher headquarters, six wings, 85 mission partners, and 148 geographically separated units. JBA is comprised of every service component, as well as several other federal and state entities.

More on the Red Cross: The Red Cross helps members of the military, Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service, both in the U.S. and abroad. The Red Cross serves troops and their families on hundreds of military installations and deployment sites worldwide.

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Mary Margaret Olohan

White House Correspondent

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