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Jan 3, 2007 - $59 per month credit for Military Service in a Combat Zone
This is a listing of U.S. Air Force related sites.
U.S. Air Force - www.af.mil
Air Force Portal
Some of the many benefits you will realize by having an AF Portal account are: A one stop shop for applications like myPay, IT E-Learning, Fitness Management, OLVIMS, SMART, and vMPF; Fewer passwords to remember; A Single and Consistent user experience; Collaboration Tools like the Communities of Practice and Instant Messaging.
Bands
Air Force - www.usafband.com
Air Force Reserve - www.band.afrc.af.mil
Air National Guard - www.af.mil/library/band/angstateside.asp
History - www.af.mil/history/ and www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/
Memorial - www.airforcememorial.org
News - www.af.mil/news/
Recruiting - www.airforce.com
Videos
A site dedicated to the amazing things the Airmen of the US Air Force accomplish around the world. Every day they are fighting on battlefields overseas, operating space satellites, defending cyberspace and keeping our skies safe for all.
Air Force Aid Society (AFAS)
The Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) is the official charity of the United States Air Force incorporated in 1942 as a non-profit organization whose mission is to help relieve financial distress of Air Force members and their families and to assist them in financing their higher education goals.
Active duty and retired Air Force members and their dependents are eligible for AFAS assistance, as are the dependents of deceased Air Force personnel who died on active duty or in retired status. Air National Guard and Air Force Reservists are eligible when serving on extended active duty 15 days or more under Title 10, U.S. Code. Title 32 AGR are now eligible for emergency travel due to the serious illness or death of an immediate family member and AFAS will consider other unique requests on a case by case basis.
Air Force Crossroads
The official community web site of the US Air Force. It is the primary electronic information vehicle for delivery of quality of life information to Air Force members (military and civil service) and their family members, as well as retirees, Air National Guard members, and Reservists and their family members. Air Force Crossroads provides information on military installations world wide throughout DoD and an active Air Force spouses' discussion forum. Additionally, it offers resources to assist members with a multitude of Air Force life tasks, including personal financial health, family separation and repatriation issues, dependent and adult education, elder care, pets, relocation, military recreation, and many more.
Air Force Reserve - www.afrc.af.mil
Citizen Airman - www.citamn.afrc.af.mil
Air National Guard - www.ang.af.mil
Armed Forces Service Center
The Armed Forces Service Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization located at the MSP Airport, since November 22, 1970. The Center serves as an oasis for "active duty" military personnel and dependents. As well as, Reservists, National Guard, DoD and PHS (on any orders), as they travel through the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The Center is open 24/7, three hundred and sixty-five days a year ... to make sure our doors are never closed to a serviceperson in need of food, shelter or assistance.
The Armed Forces Service Center is not a "USO." Our one-of a-kind facility is unique to Minnesota, we rely on our funding from various veterans organizations, their auxiliaries, as well as, private organization and individuals. The AFSC was founded by Maggie Purdum, as a tribute to those who serve -- after her son died in Vietnam. In November 2005, we celebrated our 35th Anniversary and, 700,000th military guest.
On September 11, 2001, we were able to provide this valuable service to "sixteen" Marines stranded at the MSP Airport for five days -- when all flights were grounded. The Center offers a variety of complimentary food, beverages, TV (w/CNN), a fax machine/printer/copier, two computers with high speed Internet access, phones cards, a bathroom, toiletries, magazines and separate sleeping bunks for servicemen and servicewomen.
Civil Air Patrol - www.cap.gov
Community College of the Air Force
The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) provides transcripts for Civilian Transcripts; Retired / Separated Personnel; Active Duty / Guard / Reservists; and Online Service available to everyone.
Defense Commissary Agency - www.commissaries.com
Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information. Within this library you'll find access to fact sheets, guides, and other products on a wide variety of topics published by the services and organizations that serve you. You'll also find additional web links to other organizations and resources devoted to the health and well-being of the Service member and their family.
Deployment Tips
Information from the Force Health Protection & Readiness (FHP&R) office. The office is responsible for deployment related health policy, doctrine, theater information systems, system rightsizing, and international agreements.
fhp.osd.mil/preDeployment.jsp - Pre-Deployment Tips
fhp.osd.mil/deploymentTips.jsp - Family Support during Deployment
fhp.osd.mil/postDeployment.jsp - Post Deployment and Reunion Resources
Female Combat Veterans
What does it mean to be a female with combat experience? How have my military experiences affected me? How can I better deal with negative emotions? Come and join an opportunity for support and growth at the St. Paul Vet Center, Monday nights from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Housing
Minnesota Housing has information on housing as it relates to veterans and their families. It includes homeownership opportunities, short-term mortgage assistance, financial counseling and mortgage foreclosure prevention assistance, mortgage or rental housing assistance, and supportive housing.
Military Exchange
AAFES (Army & Air Force Exchange Service) - www.aafes.com
NEX (Navy Exchange) - www.navy-nex.com
Military Money
An authoritative financial resource for military families and help ensure the fighting readiness of America’s armed forces by enhancing their financial readiness to make informed decisions in their everyday lives.
Military Sentinel
A project of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Defense to identify and target consumer protection issues that affect members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
Military Sentinel allows members of the United States Armed Forces to enter consumer complaints directly into a database that is immediately accessible by over 500 law enforcement organizations throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. These law enforcement agencies use this complaint data to target cases for prosecution and other enforcement measures. The information from Military Sentinel can also be used by members of the JAG staff and others in the Department of Defense to help protect armed services members and their families from consumer protection-related problems.
Minnesota Military & Military Dependents Absentee Voting
Information from the Minnesota Secretary of State on how to vote while stationed away from Minnesota. Note: Your absentee ballot must be received in your precinct by Election Day when the polls close, or it will not be counted. So, apply and send in your ballot early.
National Guard Family Program
An enhanced quality of life for National Guard members, their families, and the communities in which they live. A robust network of trained volunteers allied with Active and Reserve Components; government agencies; employers; Veteran & Volunteer Service Organizations, and private businesses in support of all military Service members and their families. To establish and facilitate ongoing communication, involvement, support, and recognition between National Guard families and the National Guard in a partnership that promotes the best in both.
www.minnesotanationalguard.org/families/family_network.php - MN Guard Family Network
SchoolQuest™
Designed for military families, SchoolQuest is a safe, secure online resource. SchoolQuest is organized so that you can access information that the MCEC™ has gathered to help you make decisions on future schools for your children. You'll be asked to answer basic questions about your family and each of your school-aged children. Based on the answers you provide, SchoolQuest will then present, at no cost, meaningful facts, resources, and transition advice to help you find out about the area schools that serve the military community you select -- we call this process a "Quest." SchoolQuest also offers an Online Library that provides resources for families in transition.
Transitional Assistance
Resources for both active duty members returning to civilian life & reserve / guard members coming off an extended tour of duty.
Uniformed Services Almanac
For active duty personnel of all services, has been providing accurate, timely information on pay, allowances, taxes, health care and TRICARE benefits, SBP, retirement, travel, and transportation, Space-A, Veterans and Social Security Benefits and many more subjects of vital concern and interest to active duty personnel and their families for over forty-five years. The Almanac also contains detailed installation listings and important statistical data.
Also see the website for the National Guard Almanac and Reserve Forces Almanac.
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