Introduction to A Battle Plan for Supporting Military and Veteran Families -- Joining Forces: Lessons Learned -- Lessons Learned Inside the Pentagon -- National Guard Service Member and Family Readiness After Action Review: Lessons Learned and a Way Forward -- Confluence: Merging Reintegration Streams for Veterans and Military Families -- Ready or Not, Here It Comes: Navigating Congress and Caring for the Wounded and Their Family Members During War Time -- An Advocate’s Lament: Creating a Strong Voice to Support Military Families at War -- Supporting Military Families: Learning from our Past to Create a New Future in Business -- The Higher Education Community: Educating America’s Next Great Generation -- The Mental Health Response to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom: History and Recommendations for Change -- The Unique Role of Professional Associations in Assisting Military Families: A Case Study -- Nonprofit Contributions: Reflections and Looking Forward -- Community Mobilization -- Philanthropy for Military and Veteran Families: Challenges Past, Recommendations for Tomorrow -- The White Oak Retreat: Iterative Retreats as a Uniquely Effective Mechanism for Building Consensus and Coordinating Support in the Military Community, 2010-2016 -- Lessons Learned and Future Recommendations for Conducting Research with Military Children and Families -- Serving Military Families Through Research: The View from the Ivory Tower -- Designing and Implementing Strategic Research Studies to Support Military Families -- Military Families Research: Department of Defense Funding and the Elements of a Fundable Proposal.