Next Yellow Ribbon workshop set for April Published March 5, 2010 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The 446th Mission Support Squadron Airman & Family Readiness Center at JBLM McChord Field will host its third Yellow Ribbon post-deployment workshop at the Red Lion Inn, in Olympia, Wash., April. 16-17. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a Congressional-mandated program that provides military members and their families with information, services, referrals and outreach opportunities available to them, to support their life transitions. All 446th AW Airmen who have deployed for 90 days or more in support of current operations and family members who attend, are eligible to have their expenses reimbursed. Guardsmen and Reservists who have not been deployed are ineligible for reimbursement. Previous workshop participants are encouraged to attend. Topics to be covered at the workshop include financial counseling, effective communication tips, the 'Troops to Teachers' initiative, education programs, veteran service organizations, Tricare and other veteran benefits. For more information on eligibility, accommodations, and daycare and registration, contact Master Sgt. Steven Thomas, 446th MSS Airman & Family Readiness Center at 253-982-5330. To find out more about the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration program and to find workshops available in your state, log on to: www.jointservicesupport.org