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.

July 21, 2023
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 20, 2023
Enhancing the resident experience: The Privatized Housing Resident Council

The Privatized Housing Resident Council, created July 2021, is a group of volunteers led by Jim Slough, resident advocate, who aim to improve the quality of privatized housing on base.
July 13, 2023
908th Religious Affairs team breaks bread to inspire resilience throughout wing

The 908th Airlift Wing’s head chaplain, Lt. Col. Bitrus Cobongs, has led the crusade to inform wing Airmen that the chaplains are always available to them.“We want our Airmen to know they have access to chaplains 24/7 through the Command Post,” explained Cobongs.
July 12, 2023
Airmen take to the sea

Master Sgt. Weifeng Liu from the Finance Office rounded up fishermen and fisher-ladies for a fishing trip to Gloucester. Thirty-nine Westover personnel leapt onto a bus at the Fitness Center on July 9, at a whopping four-thirty in the morning.
July 7, 2023
62d APS invests in Airmen’s physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health

The 62d Aerial Port Squadron hosted a Warrior Heart Focus Day at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 28, 2023. The resiliency events focused on building the best versions of the Eagle Port Airmen. The events included classes for diet and nutritional cooking, crossfit and weight training,
July 5, 2023
Spouse employment, higher education family forum set for Aug. 2

The Air Force Materiel Command will host its next virtual Spouse and Family Forum, Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. ET on ZoomGov.
June 30, 2023
AFMC Connect July focus: Warfighter Culture

The AFMC Connect focus for July is warfighting culture, with the goal to enhance focus across the organization on the critical missions our Airmen perform daily to power the Air Force.
June 28, 2023
433rd AW Family Day a success!

Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing enjoy family time during the 2023 Family Day, May 7. The wing hosted multiple activities, vehicle and aircraft displays, games and prizes for those in attendance.
June 28, 2023
Kingsley Kid’s artwork selected for nose art on F-15

On June 23, 2023, eleven-year-old Kaelynn Hartman stepped into the hangar at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon to see her artwork adorned to the nose of a 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle.
June 21, 2023
Family Day fun for all Reservists

Tinker's Air Force Reserve family, the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 513th Air Control Group, join forces to bring both Reserve units together for an All-Star Family Day May 6, 2023, in Hangar 1030. Each year, the 507th ARW hosts Family Day and invites families and friends out to the wing to