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

  • Father-daughter duo serve together in ANG deployment training

    For Airman 1st Class Ariadna Sanchez, serving in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard has always been about people, caring for others through military medicine, standing by her community, and now, serving alongside her father at Salinas, Puerto Rico, May 15, 2025.

  • Faith in the Fight: Maintaining Spiritual Resilience

    In the heart of a deployed environment, where the demands of the mission test both body and spirit, the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps stands as a steadfast presence, offering hope, resilience and unwavering spiritual support to service members far from home. U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Harris, 378th

  • Deployments, dates, and dinner plans

    Military Spouse Appreciation Day offers Team XL an opportunity to spotlight the commitment and teamwork military couples bring to the fight—on and off duty. At Laughlin, several Airmen serve, not only alongside their teammates, but alongside their spouses.

  • The Return of the Lopezes

    Military service is a massive sacrifice made by those courageous enough to put service before self. For the Lopez family, that commitment is generational. At Aviano Air Base, the bond between service and family takes on a whole new meaning. Service is not just a job; it’s a family business.

  • 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.

  • 22nd Air Refueling Wing Family Festival of Fun

    Team McConnell members attend the Family Festival of Fun at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 12, 2025. The festival is an annual event hosted by the 22nd FSS in honor of Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

  • 51st Fighter Wing Spouse Immersion Tour

    Spouses of service members assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing pose for a group photo during the spouse immersion tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 23, 2025. Spouses explored F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs while learning about the capabilities that make the 51st Fighter

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