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 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

  • Airman shares resilient journey to overcoming suicide

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Enjoying dinner at a Waikiki restaurant with great friends sounds like an amazing night in Hawaii. That is exactly what Master Sgt. Veronica Tannery was doing on a beautiful September night in 2019 before she received news that would change her life forever.It

  • Family Day returns to Dobbins bigger than before

    The sun shines in the clear blue sky above Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Children point to various rides and games as they lead their uniform-garbed parents by the hand. Crowds fill the flightline as Family Day returns to Dobbins in a scale grander than before.

  • 31st FW Soggiorno Office keeps Wyvern families together

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – Moving overseas can come with many challenges, including a variety of requirements unique to that host nation. One of the host nation requirements we face at Aviano Air Base is ensuring that our family members have their soggiorno permit, allowing them to continue living in

  • Winter Vehicle inspections at Spangdahlem AB

    A vehicle safety representative uses a battery tester to check the battery voltage and starting power of a car’s battery during a winter vehicle inspection at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 21, 2022. A car battery can be negatively impacted by the winter season due to cold weather weakening and

  • 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