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

  • Changes coming to TRICARE

    TRICARE is expected to make large changes to the healthcare benefit system Airmen, their families and retirees are a part of as soon as the New Year.

  • Take command: Improvements in preventive care coverage with TRICARE Select

    On Jan. 1, 2018, TRICARE Select will replace TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra. As a result, beneficiaries will notice improved coverage for preventive services with TRICARE Select. Preventive care helps you take command of your health and manage potential issues before you experience symptoms.

  • Ramstein Airmen honor U.S. veterans in Belgium

    Bad weather did not deter Airmen assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from celebrating Veteran’s Day at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. The ethereal curtain of fog and delicate rainfall only added to the poignancy of the ceremony.The Airmen, assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Group,

  • Take command: Enroll now for 2018 TRICARE coverage

    On Jan. 1, 2018, there are a number of changes coming to your TRICARE benefit. This includes a change to the current TRICARE regions. The current three regions (North, South and West) will become two regions (East and West). There will be new regional contractors for the new East and West regions.

  • Med group commander battles breast cancer with the help of Tricare

    “I knew my life was going to change, I knew I was not in control, and that’s what scared me the most.” These are the thoughts that ran through Col. Theresa Medina’s mind as she was notified that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.Fifteen minutes after finding out she landed a position as a

  • Changes Are Coming to TRICARE.

    Changes are coming to your TRICARE benefit beginning Jan. 1, 2018. These changes will give you more benefit choices, improving your access to care, simplifying cost shares and allowing you to take command of your health.

  • Desiree Kessler: A story of an Air Force Spouse

    Their story began at a hockey game. Merely an ordinary day; they sat only three seats apart. After the game however, they exchanged phone numbers and from then on they were inseparable. Soon after, a nursing student and an Airman 1st Class married and have stayed strong and faithful through his Air