Active Relationships Center

We continue to recognize the bravery of our service members. Lt. Col. William Swenson honorably shares the story of the grit, spirit and heroism of his friends and comrades.

“One of the proudest things that I get to do in the position that I have as a Medal of Honor recipient is I get to tell their stories, I get to tell their names, I get to say on Memorial Day that [my fellow soldiers and their names] are not forgotten, that their stories will never be forgotten as long as I can help it.”

Great Americans: A conversation with Lt. Colonel WIlliam Swenson Ahead of Memorial Day, Tom Llamas sits down with Medal of Honor rec...

There’s often a special connection between dogs and people. Splash and Rroswell recently retired from their work on Yokota Air Base in Japan, where they primarily worked to detect explosives and in security patrol. Both have been adopted by their handlers, who plan to let them embrace a relaxing life after their service.

Active Relationships’ 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 uses a dog to walk participants through the program, which utilizes art, games and stories to start building meaningful relationships between young children and adults. Visit activerelationships.com/military-strong-bonds-training to learn more about our military curricula.

From kennel to couch: Military working dogs retire into familiar hands at air base in Japan Two seasoned law enforcement professionals with 15 years of experience between them transitioned to veteran status at Yokota Air Base.

Each April, we celebrate the strength, courage, resilience and bravery of military children. Thank you!

Active Relationships is grateful for the opportunity to serve military kids and their families. ARC’s 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 program builds life and relationship skills through races, art, games, stories and positive experiences for stronger connections. Visit activerelationships.com/military-strong-bonds-training to learn more!

April is the Month of the Military Child In recognition of our awesome military children, The Fort McCoy Command Team is joined by some of those great kids from Tomah and Sparta Schools for this year's celebration video. A special thanks to School Superintendents Mr. Sam Russ from the Sparta Area School District and Dr. Mike Hanson from th...