- Promotes individual, family, and unit readiness
- Establishes continuous contact with spouses/families
- Encourages peer-to-peer wingman support
- Provides family links to leadership
- Strengthens the leadership support team
- Vital to building strong AF communities
- Initial Counseling
- Pre-Separation
- TAP Core Curriculum/Transition Tracks
- Capstone Counseling
The Military and Family Readiness Center is the service organization and focal point for Air Force Family matters. One of its major functions is ensuring military members and their Families are connected with the appropriate services on and off base. The A&FRC serves all single and married active-duty, DoD Civilian personnel and their eligible Family members, to include Guard and Reserve members while on Active Duty, other eligible uniformed members, military retirees, and their eligible Family members.
Air Force Aid
Air Force Aid Society help Airmen and Guardians by providing Emergency Assistance, Education Support, and Community Programs. If you require assistance, please call (301) 677-4136 or visit our office during duty hours. You may also email the org box at 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil. For after duty hours emergencies, please contact the American Red Cross at + 1(877)272-7337. You may visit www.afas.org for more information.
Casualty and Survivor Benefit Plan
The Casualty Assistance Representatives (CAR) provide prompt, accurate reporting, dignified and humane notification, and efficient, thorough, and compassionate assistance to the next of kin of active duty and retired personnel. They also assist retirees that experience a life event change that requires them to update/change their SBP election due to death of spouse or child, divorce, marriage, remarriage or birth.
The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is a government program, which makes it possible for retiring members to ensure that after their death, their eligible survivors receive a portion of their military retired pay in the form of monthly annuities and VA benefits. All active duty Air Force personnel retiring for years of service or disability must be briefed on their SBP options and attend a mandatory one-on-one briefing. This briefing will establish your retired pay account and your SBP election (participate or decline coverage) with DFAS. To schedule your SBP briefing, please call +1(301)677-6931 or +1(301)677-4989 or email 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil.
Exceptional Family Member Program
EFMP is designed to provide support to military family members with special needs. It is broken into three categories: Medical (EFMP-M); Family Support (EFMP-FS); Assignments (EFMP-A)
EFMP-M assist with identification, enrollment, family member relocation clearances and health coordination. POC: Malcom Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center (Joint Base Andrews), email: usaf.jbanafw.11-mdg.mbx.efmpm@mail.mil, office phone: +1(240)857-1464
EFMP-FS assist/provides information, referral, agency resources, Military Child Ed, education briefings and respite care. POC: Ft Meade Airman and Family Readiness Center, email: 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil, office phone: +1(301)677-5734
EFMP-A assist with special assignment consideration, Q-coding and reassignments. POC: Ms. Mikeala Kinchen, mikeala.t.kinchen.ctr@us.af.mil, +1(240)612-2480
Financial Readiness Education and Counseling
Personal Financial Counselors can provide service members and their families the training and education they need to develop personal financial goals and address financial challenges. PFCs can help you understand your benefits and entitlements, develop plans of managing debt, saving and investment, and many more. Please email 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil or call +1(301)677-4136 if you are interested in attending any Financial Readiness Class or schedule a one-on-one counseling session with a Personal Financial Counselor.
Key Spouse Program
The mission of the Key Spouse Program (KSP) is to provide information and resources to military spouses, supporting families in successfully navigating throughout the military lifecycle.
Why is The Key Spouse Program Important?
If you are interested or desire additional information, please call +1(301)677-4136 or +1(301)677-4138 or email 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil
Transition Assistance Program
The TAP provides information and training to ensure service members transitioning from active-duty are prepared for their next step in life - whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector or starting their own business. The Transition Assistance Program consist of the following:
The Core Curriculum can be completed through the Learning Management System (LMS) across the TAP enterprise as asynchronous version. If you’d like to get started or desire additional information, please call +1(301)677-4136 or +1(301)677-4138 or email 707fss.afrc.airmanandfamilyreadinesscenter@us.af.mil
Fort Meade Sexual Assault Prevention & Response
Please call the 24-hour SAPR Hotline at +1(240)752-2773
