Trump to create military spouse commission

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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday afternoon to create a new commission to focus on military families.

The President’s Military Spouse Commission, as it will be named, will be chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, the wife of War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s wife, Christie Mullin, and the spouses of the service secretaries, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and each branch’s senior enlisted leader will also be members of the commission. Collectively, it will advise the president on issues facing military families and provide recommendations on how to improve the quality of life.

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