The Family Support Center / Family Readiness Program manager provides military members and their families with education and assistance during times of mobilization, deployments, remote tour assignments and local national emergencies. Prior to your departure on a deployment, extended TDY, or short tour, stop by your Family Support Center for more information about the following services and benefits:
The Family Readiness Program offers many workshops to help our families of deployed cope with temporary family separations. Spouse group networks have been built from the foundation of the Family Readiness program through the informal networking of the Key Spouse program. We also offer Deployed Spouse Support Groups as required. We offer Return and Reunion information and also have Co-partnered with Life Skills for those families who have been separated for several months. We also offer standard Family Readiness information that is common across the Air Forces. Example: We set families up with videophones so they can talk and see their loved ones who are deployed, they get 2 - 15 minutes phone calls free using the "Morale Call" authorized phone call list, Give Parents a Break, Car Care Because We Care - one free oil change, and we offer Family Readiness Counseling to troops who are deploying. All families who would like to participate in any support group or workshop must call the Family Readiness office. Knowing your family has such a support program available to them should give you peace of mind and help you focus on your mission.
Take the time to talk to your loved ones about what they need to do when you are deployed. Afterwards, contact the FSC Family Readiness NCO to ensure you have all of your personnal affairs in order before you leave you family for an extended separation.