Kilili Joins Congressional Military Family Caucus

U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan and more than 70 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives have joined the new bi-partisan Congressional Military Family Caucus. The Caucus will focus on identifying solutions to the challenges military families face before, during and after deployment.

“Clearly, when someone from the Northern Mariana Islands is deployed for military duty, whether they are from close to home like our troops in Echo Company or whether they are part of some other unit of our U.S. Armed Services, the whole family is affected, especially the children,” said Kilili.

Echo Company recently returned from their second tour of duty in Iraq.

“Just as we provide the needed resources to our troops in the field, we must provide the support to the families waiting for their loved ones to return home safe.”

The Caucus kickoff event was attended by Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who pledged his support. “We are extremely grateful for your starting the Caucus,” he said.
“This is a big deal.”

The Caucus is expected to hold its first briefing in December with representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense as well as outside organizations such as the Military Families Association, Military Families United, and the Military Officers Association.

“I have talked to many of our military families and the Caucus provides me with another way to continue to work on their behalf,” Kilili said.

For more information on support programs available to our military families, please contact Congressman Sablan’s District Office at the Joeten Plaza in Susupe or call the District Office at 670-323-2647.