ARMY
NAVY
AIR FORCE
MARINE CORPS
COAST GUARD
NATIONAL GUARD
RESERVES
ARMY
Army Community and Family Support
Center:
The
Army
Community & Family
Support
Center serves as the headquarters for Army MWR (Morale, Welfare &
Recreation).
Army Family Action Plan:
The AFAP program seeks input regarding critical issues that affect the
well being of soldiers, Army families, retirees, and DA civilians. All
components are included–active duty, Army National Guard, and Army
Reserves. AFAP issues are solicited directly from Army constituents
through annual conferences convened at installations, major Army
commands, and HQDA. The results from AFAP conferences are reported to
leaders who ensure the issues are worked toward resolution.
Army Family Liaison Office:
The AFLO serves as the Ombudsman for all Army soldiers, civilians and
families of active Army, the Guard, Reserves and Retirees.
Army Family Team Building:
Army
Family
Team
Building is a volunteer-led organization which provides training and
knowledge to spouses and family members to support the total Army
effort. AFTB's mission is to educate and train all of
America's Army in knowledge, skills, and behaviors designed to
prepare our Army families to move successfully into the future.
NAVY
Fleet and Family Support Division:
The Fleet and Family Support Division provides support to Sailors,
families and communities by providing policy guidance, field support,
resources, and information services to people in need, their business
partners, the Chain of Command and their field activities. They
accomplish this through planning, oversight, advocacy, and research.
LIFELines:
The LIFELines Service Network provides online resources in areas such
as deployment readiness, family support, transition assistance and MWR.
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
Headquarters: The Navy MWR
administers a varied program of recreation, social and community
support activities on U.S. Navy facilities worldwide. Their mission is
to provide quality support and recreational services that contribute
to the retention, readiness and mental, physical, and emotional
well-being of sailors and their families.
Navy Family Ombudsman Program:
This site is dedicated to support the volunteers who comprise the
Naval professional Ombudsman team. This includes Ombudsmen, Ombudsman
Assembly members and Naval Services Family Line staff.
Surface Spouses:
The Navy Surface Spouses provide a comprehensive resource for sailors
and their families enabling them to access information about the Navy
communities in which they reside or to which they may be relocating.
AIR FORCE
Air Force Crossroads:
Crossroads is the official community website of the U.S. Air Force.
This site provides information on numerous topics including Air Force
installations, family separation and readiness, medical and dental,
and relocation.
USAF Combat Support and Community
Services:
Air Force Services exists to provide combat support to commanders
directly in support of the Air Force mission. They also provide
community service programs that enhance the quality of life for Air
Force members and their families. These programs indirectly support
the mission by improving morale, productivity, and retention. They
offer a full range of military and community support programs at most
major Air Force installations.
MARINE CORPS
Marine Corps Family Readiness
Conference:
Recognizing the family as one of the "pillars of readiness," the U.S.
Marine Corps held a Family Readiness Conference at Marine Corps Base
Quantico July 11-13 in
Virginia. Family members, Marine Corps leadership and support
organizations from all over the world came together to discuss the
challenges of today's military lifestyle. The conference highlighted
the unique programs offered to Marines and their families, as well as
provided a forum for people to share ideas and suggestions for
improving those programs. The initiatives and changes discussed will
be brought forward to the Commandant and Marine Corps Community
Services leadership for consideration and implementation.
Marine Corps Community Services:
MCCS exists to serve Marines and their families wherever they are
stationed. MCCS programs and services provide for basic life needs,
such as food and clothing; social and recreational needs; and even
prevention and intervention programs to combat societal ills that
inhibit positive development and growth.
Marine Corps Family Team Building:
This service provides educational resources, services and a roadmap to
the Marine Corps lifestyle to foster the personal growth and enhance
the readiness of Marine Corps families.
COAST GUARD
Coast Guard Ombudsman:
The Coast Guard Ombudsman is a Coast Guard spouse who serves as a
member of the Command, and functions as a liaison between families and
the Commanding Officer.
NATIONAL GUARD
National Guard and Reserve Family
Readiness Toolkit
Army National Guard Family Readiness
Program:
The mission of this program is to: help bond Guard families together
and promote a sense of comradeship; relay vital information from the
Director and the Family Readiness Program in order to lessen the
feeling of isolation and convey the Director's concerns for the well
being of Guard families; aid Guard families in better understanding
the mission of the ARNG; keep Guard families informed about activities
sponsored by the Director and /or the Family Readiness Program; and
provide an avenue for Guard families to share some of the common
rewards, or tensions and frustrations of military life.
The National Guard Family Program
Community: The National Guard
Family Program helps military personnel and their families prepare for
deployment. This site offers useful information on topics such as
education, employment, benefits, financial and legal issues.
RESERVES
National Guard and Reserve Family
Readiness Toolkit
Army Reserve Family Program:
This site provides information on family program support offices,
reserve family member benefits, family readiness handbooks, and
reserve family news.
Air Force Reserve Family Readiness:
Families of deployed reservists will be assisted and supported by the
Family Readiness office. The types of deployment assistance services
the family can expect include: family support groups, reunion
information, and volunteer opportunities.
Marine Corps Reserve Community
Services: Marine Corps Community
Services (MCCS) is the byproduct of merging the Corps old Morale,
Welfare, and Recreation and Human Resources programs and tailoring
them to better meet today's needs in personal and family readiness.
MCCS is designed around five essential, required capabilities: Marine
Corps Family Team Building, Personal Services, Semper Fit, Business
Operations, and General Support. Marine Forces Reserve, due to the
Forces unique challenges, will focus on the first three.
Coast Guard Reserve Member, Family,
and Employer Support: This page
has been designed to aid the Coast Guard Reservist, their families,
and employers to better understand the benefits and nature of reserve
service.
Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Reserve Affairs: This
site is dedicated to today's Reserve force. It provides information
about the policies, programs, and initiatives that OSD/Reserve Affairs
manages for the National Guard and Reserve Components of the United
States Armed Forces. This includes family support/readiness issues.
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