Michelle Cuthrell, author of “Behind the Blue-Star Banner: A memoir from the Home Front” speaks to spouses about deployments during the 624th RSG Airman and Family Readiness Center Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program mid-deployment event held Sept. 27, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. She is an Army spouse who has been through deployments in the past and offered advice about surviving deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)