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

  • Chaplains revitalize squadrons with the Bigger Picture Initiative

    “A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being … will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the why for existence and will be able to bear almost any how,” Viktor Frankl, in his book, Man’s search for meaning.

  • Long-standing 911 AW pilot retires

    Lt. Col. Edward Tarquinio, 758th Airlift Squadron pilot, formally retired in front of family and friends during a ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 2019. Tarquinio had served much of his career at the 911th Airlift Wing as a C-130 Hercules

  • Three’s Company: 2 + 3 = a happy family

    Staff Sgt. Robert Bolton and his wife, Heaven Bolton, pose for a photo with their triplets in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 13, 2019. The Air Force Family supported the Boltons as they had triplets.

  • Wingman Day reminds Airmen to be there for each other

    Morale-boosting, team-building, and professional development were the focus of Team McChord’s Wingman Day, Nov. 15.“The previous Wingman Day had more than 1,000 seats in classes and workshops ranging from running to financial planning and squadrons devoted time to everything from picnics to kickball

  • New program gives Airmen a home for the holiday

    Holiday season is around the corner and with it comes difficulties for Airmen who are far from home. Malmstrom Air Force Base found a solution, inspired by a program at the Air Force Academy.

  • Steel Airman retires after 38 years

    Lt. Col. Beth E. Bruker Walos, program administrator with the 911th Airlift Wing Inspector General inspections office, formally retired during a ceremony in front of family and friends at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2, 2019.

  • 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.