RESOURCES

Retirement Benefits and Pay

Manage your retired pay, update account info, and access tax documents.
DFAS Retired Pay
Information for reservists who have retired but are not yet receiving retired pay.
Gray Area Retirees
Provides income protection for eligible survivors after a retiree’s death.
Survivor Benefit Plan

Health Care and Insurance

Explore TRICARE Prime, Select, and TRICARE for Life options for retirees.
TRICARE
Learn about eligibility and enrollment for VA medical services.
VA Health Care

Records and Legal Support

Request corrections to your military records through the official board process.
BCMR

Transition and Employment

Use benefit calculators and explore retirement planning tools tailored to your location.
myAirForceBenefits
Prepare for civilian life with employment, education, and transition support services.
TAP Program

News and Community

Read the official newsletter for Air Force retirees with updates and announcements.
Afterburner
Connect with the AAFES retiree community for scholarships, support, and news.
AAFES Association

RETIREE NEWS

  • TRICARE enrollment restored following planned system maintenance

    The ability of TRICARE beneficiaries to enroll or change enrollment has been restored following a planned system maintenance. If you filed enrollment applications or primary care manager (PCM) changes during the freeze by mail or phone, regional contractors are now processing those applications. If

  • TRICARE Consolidations: Welcome TRICARE East

    TRICARE beneficiaries will be affected by new policy changes starting Jan. 1, 2018. TRICARE will be consolidated to TRICARE East and West. Each region will have their own network providers.   Members in the current TRICARE North or South region will soon fall under TRICARE East. Altus AFB will fall

  • Airmen encouraged to update their vRED, SOES information

    Airmen should review and update their virtual Record of Emergency Data and their Servicemembers’ Online Election System information annually, before deploying and each time they experience a major life change, such as marriage or divorce, permanent change of station or birth of a child.vRED replaced

  • New Year brings changes to TRICARE

    The new year will bring changes to TRICARE benefits. Taking effect Jan. 1, 2018, these changes will give beneficiaries more benefit choices, improve access to network providers, simplify cost programs, streamline paperwork and ultimately allow individuals to take control of their health.

  • Military health: All for one, one for all

    The whole of the Military Health System is greater than the sum of the individual services’ parts. That was the key theme of the Defense Health Agency/Department of Defense Plenary Session on Thursday morning at the 126th annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals. The

  • Nominations sought for 2018 American Legion Spirit of Service Award

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2018 American Legion Spirit of Service Award. The award is sponsored by the National Headquarters of the American Legion and is presented annually to one enlisted member from the active and reserve components who demonstrated outstanding

  • Changes to TRICARE begin Jan. 1

    Big changes are coming to TRICARE beginning Jan. 1 to include combing TRICARE Standard and Extra into TRICARE Select, open enrollment periods at the end of the year, electronic referrals and more.