DELARAM, Afghanistan (Nov. 12, 2009) Lance Cpl. Irving Reyes, right, and Seaman David E. Shepardson, both assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, provide security during a wheat seed distribution project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Albert F. Hunt/Released)Almost every day one of our Fleet and Family Support Centers offers one of a wide variety of workshops and events tailored to IAs and their families.

Here's the full list, and these are the events happening this week:
GOLESTAN, Afghanistan (Nov. 25, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Anthony Geron, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicholas Becker assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, look out from a mountain. Marines and sailors patrol the mountain to find caves and hiding spots used by the Taliban. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam/Released)Tuesday, December 1
IA Discussion Group
Naval Academy, Annapolis
Fleet and Family Support Center
6:15 pm

Wednesday, December 2
Children of Deployers Event - Holiday Fun
Naval Station Everett
Commons, Bldg 1950
4 pm

Wednesday, December 2
Class
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans
Belle Chasse Academy, Bldg 491
11:10 am - 1 pm

Thursday, December 3
IA Deployment Readiness Brief
Naval Air Station Oceana
Fleet and Family Support Center
9 am - 11 am

Friday, December 4
Return and Reunion
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Fleet and Family Support Center
9 am - 12 pm

Saturday, December 5
Class
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans
Fleet and Family Support Center, Bldg 555
10 am - 2 pm

Workshops and events at sponsored by the Fleet and Family Support Center ensure that Sailors and their families have the necessary information to properly prepare for and complete their IA tour.

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More informed IA Sailors and families result in more mission-ready IA Sailors and better prepared families. While Fleet and Family Support Centers continue to support deploying ships, squadrons and units, they also provide deployment support services that address the unique challenges of IAs.

Our services are typically held the same time each month. This allows IA Sailors and their families to plan for the workshops that are offered before, during and after a deployment. It also brings together all the Sailors and families preparing for an IA assignment. It creates a close-knit community of people who otherwise may not have known about each other.

Support to IA Sailors from the Fleet and Family Support Program includes its full range of work and family life program and counseling services. Their mission is to promote the self reliance and resiliency of all Sailors and Navy families.

The Navy's Fleet and Family Support Program promotes the self-reliance and resiliency of Sailors and their families. We provide information that you need to meet the unique challenges of the military lifestyle. For more information, stop in one of our Fleet and Family Support Centers, visit our website, our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.