The Office of the Special Assistant has provided the following information for military personnel and families.
ARMY, NAVY
AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD
NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVES
ALL SERVICES
ENTITLEMENTS, LOCATOR SERVICES
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.
Navy Services
FamilyLine
Naval Services FamilyLine is a volunteer, non-profit organization
dedicated to improving the quality of life for every sea service family. This
is achieved by answering questions from spouses about the military lifestyle,
referring spouses to organizations which may be able to assist them, publishing
and distributing free booklets and brochures which contain very helpful information,
and developing successful educational programs for the sea service spouse.
Ombudsman
Journal
This is the official journal of the Navy Ombudsman Program. The
Ombudsman Program is a highly trained volunteer force who is able to offer support
and guidance to Command families and to act as an official liaison between the
Command and its families.
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.
Information provided by [link url=http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/deploy/family/family_support.shtml]the Department of Defense Deployment Health Support Directorate in cooperation with the Defense Technical Information Center.
