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.

AIR FORCE FAMILIES FOREVER

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

FINANCIAL READINESS

CRISIS SUPPORT

RETIREE SERVICES

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

COMMANDERS KEY SUPPORT PROGRAM

PERSONAL AND WORK LIFE

TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

VOTING

DEPLOYMENT 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.

May 11, 2018
173rd FW spouses see mission first-hand

Seventeen spouses of 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen boarded the back seat of an F-15 Eagle to experience a “hot taxi” down the runway May 6, 2018, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore.
May 11, 2018
Sunday Fun-day with the Alamo Wing

The annual 433rd Airlift Wing Family Fun-Day kicked off early on a sunny and clear morning here May 6, 2018, with a fun-run, with more than 70 Alamo Wing members, family, and friends participating in the 1.8-mile course.
May 10, 2018
Military families come together for AEF retreat

Military families took a break to experience some recreational opportunities, get to know one another better, and improve and build on resiliency at the Air Expeditionary Force Family Retreat on May 4-6.
May 10, 2018
20th FW hosts Team Shaw Family Picnic

The Team Shaw Rising Four hosted the fourth annual Team Shaw Family Picnic at the sports complex softball fields, April 21.
May 9, 2018
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and taxes

All service members should be familiar with the advantageous legislation that is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which enables service members to focus on their military duties without the distractions of certain civil obligations.
May 5, 2018
Volunteers honored at 167th Airlift Wing appreciation dinner

The 167th Airlift Wing’s Airmen and Family Readiness Program Office hosted a volunteer appreciation dinner in the wing’s dining facility, April 16.
May 4, 2018
104th defenders take on Massachusetts Best Warrior Competition

Airmen from the 104th Security Forces Squadron participated in the Massachusetts Best Warrior Competition April 6 and 7, 2018, at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
May 4, 2018
Spouses key to mission success

Spouses of service members currently attending Airman Leadership School took their seat at the table May 3, 2018, and their importance to the Air Force mission was reaffirmed by Col. Gerald Donohue, 19th Airlift Wing commander. “The transition from Airman to NCO is a pivotal transition in an
May 1, 2018
JBER hosts 3rd Annual Father-daughter and Mother-son Dance

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel and families participate in the 3rd Annual Family Advocacy Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dance at JBER's Arctic Warrior Events Center, April 27, 2018.
April 27, 2018
Little guy, big fixed heart: part II

When Ashley and Tech. Sgt. Ben Mockovciak, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 202 F-16 tactical aircraft maintenance instructor, learned their son Noah, barely one month old, had experienced a heart attack, their world was turned upside down.