MONTH OF THE
MILITARY FAMILY THE FLAGG FAMILY
Two Master Sergeants, four children, seven assignments, three states, two continents, and almost 14 years describe Corey and LaToya Flagg’s life as a military family that began back when the two met as young Airmen in Texas at Tech School. After wedding in 2008, LaToya and Corey were assigned to different bases and spent the first year of marriage apart. Seeing each other took planning and scheduling, something they both would get used to over the years. Once they were assigned to the same base, they worked in the same Security Forces squadron on different shifts. With a blended family, they became experts at scheduling and planning with the children. “We had to schedule everything,” LaToya said. “Since we worked different shifts, we made sure we planned family time and leave together as often as we could. The other thing we did was learn to ‘go with the flow’.”
LaToya and Corey always made time for fun experiences with their children, and holidays became the most special times for them all. To prepare for Thanksgiving, LaToya always took leave to spend time cooking everyone’s favorite foods and making it memorable no matter where they were.
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LaToya, Ky'an, Kylar, Corey, and Kylie Flagg (Above) Corey and LaToya Flagg (Right)
While they were stationed in Germany, the family relied on technology and traditional methods to stay in touch with their extended families.
“BEING AT MAXWELL HAS BEEN A BLESSING FOR ALL OF US.”
- MSGT LATOYA FLAGG
“Our families were in Georgia and Alabama, so we used Skype to talk to them, and we wrote real letters. We were away from them but wanted the kids to know their extended family, so we worked it out.” The Flagg family has been at Maxwell since 2019 and are planning this to be their last assigned base before retiring. The experiences
their children have been incredible, according to LaToya. “They have friends from all over the world now, and they’ve learned about different cultures. They’re at the age though, that we thought it was time for them to have more stability and to be able to see their cousins and other family more often,” she said. “Being at Maxwell has been a blessing for all of us.” Currently MSgt LaToya Flagg serves as the First Sergeant for the 42d Medical Group. MSgt Corey Flagg is a the NCOIC, Standardization and Evaluations with 42d Security Forces Squadron. Their children are Kelaiyah (20), Ky’an (16), Kylie (12) and Kylar (7).
