First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits Patrick Space Force Base, part of 'Joining Forces' initiative

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - First Lady Jill Biden made a quick trip to Central Florida on Monday. 

Alongside Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs Denis McDonough, the First Lady toured the Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The pair met with service members and military families along the way.

Dr. Biden’s trip to the Space Coast is part of her Joining Forces initiative, which according to the White House, focuses on providing three areas of support for military families: employment and entrepreneurship, health and wellbeing, and military child education. It’s a personal mission for the Biden family, she said. 

"Your well-being and your happiness matter to us," Dr. Jill Biden said. "We want to know what’s working and what we could be doing better."

The First Lady also met directly with military spouses. Her goal, she said, is to understand and hopefully help to alleviate some of the unique challenges faced by the families of service members."

Even though you don’t wear a uniform, you and your children serve this country as well," Dr. Biden said. "That’s why we have to make sure your service is an opportunity of dignity and of honor, of pride and accomplishment for the whole family."

As part of her Joining Forces initiative, the First Lady said she has met with military families across the world. 

She spoke earlier Monday at the Cancer Survivorship Summit in Davie, Florida. On Sunday evening, she flew into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.