MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS

Military and Family Readiness is a network of programs and services operated by the Defense Department and other federal, state, and community-based agencies and organizations. The Military Family Readiness System promotes military family well-being by offering programs and services that enhance family readiness, resilience and quality of life. Collaboration and integration across the system promotes positive outcomes for service members and their families across the domains of military family readiness, including career, social, financial, health and community engagement.

The Military Family Readiness System supports every service member and family member, regardless of activation status or location, in person, by phone and online. To locate your nearest center, please go to the Military and Family Center Locator.

For more information on services we provide, please select from one of the buttons below.  

Military and Family Readiness Services

Family Support

Child and Youth Programs The Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs assist military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of the mission and family life by catering programs and services for eligible children and youth from birth through 18 years of age.

Spouse State Licensure Moving across state lines creates barriers to career longevity, and those obstacles are heightened by state and career-specific professional license regulations. Licensure portability refers to the ability to transfer a professional license from one state or U.S. jurisdiction to another so that a professional can continue their occupation after relocation.

Spouse Employment Fact Sheet Accelerating the development of interstate compacts to support professional license reciprocity for Military Spouses. 

Commissary Fact Sheet We are changing the commissary funding model to ensure the Defense Commissary Agency can provide the greatest savings possible to patrons. This action cuts grocery prices at the register to achieve at least 25% savings for commissary patrons.

Moving Fact Sheet The Military OneSource PCS & Military Moves page connects service members and their families to everything they need to master PCS moves, from making a move request to getting support for all areas of their move. 

Dislocation Allowance Fact Sheet Dislocation Allowance is a single payment intended to cover the cost service members incur when relocating their household for a PCS move. 

Expanded Military Parental Leave The Expanded Military Parental Leave Program builds on the Defense Department’s support of military families by streamlining and enhancing parental leave.

MILITARY AND FAMILY NEWS

  • Team Minot holds Cookie Drive

    Members of the Minot community, Team Minot leaders, and family members pose for a photo during the Cookie Drive at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 19, 2024. As part of the Cookie Drive, members of the Minot community, Team Minot leaders, and family members baked and delivered cookies to

  • Managing Holiday Stress

    The holiday season, while filled with celebrations and traditions, can also be a time of heightened stress, especially within the military community. For many, this time of year may highlight the challenges of separation—whether due to deployments, divorce, or the loss of a loved one.

  • MindGym bolsters mental fitness

    A groundbreaking new facility, aimed at enhancing mental resilience and overall readiness, opened its doors during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 11, 2024. The MindGym, located in the McGuire Fitness Center, is designed to help service members strengthen

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Herc

    U.S. Service members and their families from the Kaiserslautern Military Community were invited to enjoy festivities and take a picture with Santa Clause during the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Herc event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024.

  • Team Beale continues winter tradition of trimming holiday tree

    For most, putting the star on the top of the tree might mean pulling out a step ladder. For the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron’s (CES) electrical systems shop on Beale, things are a little bigger—they trim the tree from the bucket of a truck.Michael Davis, a 9th CES high voltage electrician, has been

  • Columbus Honors Military Families

    Nestled in the corner of a bustling street, away from the bright lights and movement, stood a serene venue. As you stepped inside, the soothing sound of jazz filled the air, accompanied by the gentle scent of florals and vanilla.

  • Sharing in the love: Spouses take flight

    Tech. Sgt. Micaiah McCartney, a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron, walks on the ramp of a C-130H Hercules during an incentive flight for spouses, Dec. 7, 2024. For their key role in supporting the Airmen of the 910th AW, spouses were able to fly on a C-130H Hercules over the Allegheny River

The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Air Force or Department of Defense.

HOME