Photo Gallery

Mission: Readiness members meet with lawmakers, present at national conferences and participate in other advocacy activities to help ensure continued American security and prosperity into the 21st century by calling for smart investments in the next generation of American children.

Brigadier General John W. Douglass, US Air Force (Ret.) at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)in Philadelphia, PA with Kathy Patterson from Pew Center on the States (center) and Texas State Representative Diane Patrick (R-94) discuss the importance of early childhood education with other legislators.

Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC, third from left) meeting with Mission: Readiness at the US Capitol. Pictured (left to right) are Mission: Readiness Deputy Director Saif Khan, Brigadier General John W. Douglass, US Air Force (Ret.), Major General James A. Kelley, US Army (Ret), Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender, US Army (Ret.) and Mission: Readiness National Director Amy Dawson Taggart.

17 September, 2009 - Vice Admiral James A. Zimble, US Navy (Ret.) (center)- speaking about Mission: Readiness at a forum hosted by National Governors Association at their National Children's Summit at the Gaylord National Hotel in MD.