Military Spouse Appreciation Day May 9 Published May 2, 2014 By Holly Logan-Arrington Robins Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Military spouses make sacrifices, some seen and others untold. On May 9, the Airman & Family Readiness Center will distribute gift bags to the first 100 military members to arrive to give to their spouses for Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Bags may be picked up at the Airman & Family Readiness Center, Bldg. 794, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. that Friday. Julie Thompson, a Community Readiness consultant in the A&FRC, said military spouses are essential to the effectiveness of Robins Air Force Base and the military as a whole, through their promotion of the health, welfare, and morale of their military spouse and families. "Their support and flexibility in dealing with the unique demands of the military lifestyle is a true testament of their devotion as military spouses," she said. The first Military Spouse Appreciation Day was May 23, 1984. The observance was later standardized by declaring the Friday proceeding Mother's Day as Military Spouse Day. For more information, call 478-926-1256.