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

  • SrA Richardson: Striving for Success

    Every Airman in the force has a duty to support the United States’ ability to rapidly project lethal combat airpower when necessary. However, what personally drives each individual Airman to excel in their career field may vary.

  • 605th AMXS Crew Chief Embodies the Warrior Heart

    Mobility Airmen that answer the call to serve at the Department of Defense’s only tri-service base learn to make an ally of resiliency.For Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, a crew chief with the 605th aircraft maintenance squadron, recovering from a life-threatening condition meant waging a war of

  • Breast Cancer early detection is key to saving lives

    After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women in the U.S, making early detection critical for determining a patient’s treatment plan. For personnel and beneficiaries at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, scheduling an appointment with the 633d Mammography Clinic could

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The 374th Force Support Squadron hosts Eventageous

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing and their families gathered during the 374th Force Support Squadron’s annual family day event Eventageous at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1, 2022. Events like Eventageous gives Yokota members an opportunity to bond with each other and their families. The afternoon

  • Grill it up hunters

    As a way to give back to Airmen who support the mission during the night hours, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing leadership hosted a night shift barbecue at Creech Air Force Base. The event began at 10 p.m. on Sept. 15 and ended at 2 a.m. Sept. 16.

  • Austin pledges to 'ease the load' for service members

    In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III outlined efforts to address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members.

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