Second Lady Usha Vance assists a student with a Thanksgiving craft project at DeLalio Elementary School on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Nov. 19, 2025. The activity was part of a joint visit by First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, their first to the installations, which highlighted support for military families and students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools amid the holiday season while emphasizing the role of education in preparing the next generation for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. DoDEA operates as a field activity of the Office of the Secretary of War. It is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs for the Department of War. DoDEA operates 161 accredited schools in 9 districts in 11 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico, serving over 67,000 military-connected students. DoDEA Americas operates 50 accredited schools across two districts on 16 military installations, including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard bases in seven states, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Committed to excellence in education, DoDEA fosters well-rounded, lifelong learners, equipping them to succeed in a dynamic world. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)