Jill Biden Visits Pre-K Program at Alabama Air Force Base

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden smiles after being given a paper dinosaur as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) looks on during a visit to Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary/Middle School on Friday in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Technical Sgt. Shakira Mathis held her son, as she spoke to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden about how the Maxwell Elementary Middle School's preschool program has helped them.

 “I’m so thankful for the staff here. They have been like a family to me," Mathis said. She later added, “I’m just so grateful to be here as a parent and military mom."

Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Maxwell Elementary Middle School in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday as part of her Joining Forces initiative and to highlight the Department of Defense's new universal preschool program for military families. The new program is a key accomplishment of the Biden-Harris Administration and is helping pave the way for the future of universa…