Military & Family
Readiness Center
at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
Air Force
Families
Forever
Air Force Families Forever (AFFF) is a long-term survivor program established to provide support to family members of deceased Regular Air Force (AF), U.S. Space Force (USSF) Guardians and Air Reserve Component (ARC) Airmen and who died in an Active, Inactive Duty for Training (IDT), or Annual Training (AT) status and whose relationship was established prior to the Airman/Guardian death. This includes RegAF, Guard, and reserve Airman/Guardians. Specific procedures are devised to provide support to eligible Next-of-Kin (NOK) through Military & Family Readiness Centers (M&FRCs) at installations closest to where the survivor resides.
AFFF Mission
To link families of fallen Airmen and Guardians to their Air and Space Force Family promoting Survivor Resilience, thereby fostering well-being and connectedness.
AFFF Vision
Remembering, Honoring, Connecting ... Always part of the Air and Space Force Family.
ABOUT ME
Who we serve
Next-of-Kin (NOK) of members of Regular Air Force, Space Force, and Reserve Component Airmen who died in an active duty, Inactive Duty Training (IDT) or annual training (AT) status.
Relationship must have been established prior to the Airman/Guardian's death.
ABOUT ME
Widow (remarried or not),
Widower (remarried or not)
Natural child, stepchild adopted child
Mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother through adoption, father through adoption, and foster parents who stood in loco parentis.
Brother, sister, half brother, half sister, step brother, step sister.
SPOUSE
CHILD
PARENT
SIBLING
Gold Star and Surviving Family Members
Family member of Airman who died while engaged in combat or military conflict with an apposing foreign force or as a result of an international terrorist attack against the U.S.
Eligible to receive the Gold Star Lapel Button
Gold Star
Peacetime
Family member of an Airman who died under any circumstance, other than defined as Gold Star
Eligible to receive the Next-of Kin Lapel Button
Family member of an Airman who is unaccounted-for from our Nation's Past Conflicts (i.e., Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam War, and other operations).
Supported in part by the Past Conflicts branch within the AF Casualty division. The Past Conflicts branch is the liaison between the Defense Prisoner of War / Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) and past conflict survivors.
May be eligible to attend DPAA hosted family update meetings throughout the country
Eligible to receive the Gold Star Lapel Button
Past Conflict
Bereavement Resources
Military One Source (MOS) -
Provides face-to-face counseling, telephone consultation, online consultation (instant messenger), and financial consultation. Indefinite support for benefits-entitled dependents.
800-342-9647
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) -
Established in 1994 for military survivors. Offers 24/7 information line, peer mentoring, publishes quarterly newsletters, hosts online community of survivors (chat rooms, message boards, and peer group discussion sites), military survivor seminars for adults and Good Grief Camps for children. Any Relationship to deceased welcome.
800-959-8277
1-800-342-9647
Provides face-to-face counseling, telephone consultation, online consultation (instant messenger), and financial consultation. Indefinite support for benefits-entitled dependents.
