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one four us service members endorses food insecurity supplemental nutrition program women infants children wic invaluable underutilized resource increase access nutritious food families children 5 years age research sought evaluate military family perceptions engagement wic program conducted mixedmethod study recruiting convenience sample military families applied financial assistance child care 18question survey followup focus groups assessed participant demographics experiences wic utilized descriptive statistics ordinal logistic regression analyses quantitative data analysis qualitative data descriptive content analysis constant comparison inductive deductive coding interviews identified emerging themes study approved uniformed services university health sciences institutional review board among 399 survey respondents 25 currently enrolled wic 39 previously enrolled service members partners learned wic variety sources significant association branch service rank wic enrollment 40 total participants 10 completed focus groups six themes emerged 1 militaryspecific factors create unique circumstances related wic engagement 2 wic program facilitates access formula supplementation nutritious foods military families 3 lack program awareness misinformation top barriers wic engagement military families 4 stigma impacts wic program enrollment engagement 5 logistics enrollment impact wic engagement among military families 6 military support wic enrollment engagement standardization education leadership commitment findings suggest unique circumstances related military family life create profound need programs addressing food support wic interventions improve wic enrollment among military families need rooted broad outreach efforts targeted specific ranks branches ages specific recommendations include increasing information dissemination universally screening military families wic decreasing logistical burdens involving military leadership