Observances
September 2017
September 11, 2017
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
On September 10, 2012, President Obama issued a proclamation renaming "Patriot Day" as "Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance," in accordance with both Public Laws 107-89 and 111-13 (the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act).
October 2017
November 2017
November 1-30, 2017
National Military Family Appreciation Month
December 2017
February 2018
March 2018
March 1-31, 2018
Women's History Month
Generations of women--in the air and on sea and ground--served in the U.S. armed forces with honor and pride, paving the way for their successors. There are over 2 million U.S. women veterans from all eras of peace- and wartime-military service (World War II, Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars). In 2016, 100% of the military's combat and noncombat occupations opened to all service members. Of the total all-volunteer U.S. armed forces, 15% are women.
April 2018
April 1-30, 2018
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
May 2018
June 2018
June 6, 2018
D-Day (WWII Allied Invasion-Operation Overlord in Normandy, France)