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AFAS offers Road Ready grant for spouses of deployed Airmen, Guardians
September 1, 2026 — The initiative helps alleviate family burdens during deployments and ensures household transportation remains safe and operational...

Around the Air Force: AFAS expands support, DOD child care initiative, microreactor pilot project
June 23, 2025 — In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Air Force Aid Society announces new aid categories to support DAF families; DoD is expanding child care initiatives to provide more options to military families; and Eielson AFB reaches a groundbreaking milestone for U.S. energy security...

AFAS expands financial support, launches streamlined application to better serve Airmen, Guardians
June 9, 2025 — The Air Force Aid Society announced a series of bold changes aimed at better supporting the evolving needs of Airmen, Guardians, and their families...

Help available for DAF Airmen, Guardians, civilians in event of lapse in appropriations
September 28, 2023 — Assistance to reduce potential impacts in the event of a government shutdown on Airmen, Guardians, civilians, and their families is available through various means...

Air Force Aid Society assistance now available to Reservists in all statuses
June 4, 2021 — The Air Force Aid Society is now providing emergency assistance to all Airmen and Guardians, regardless of duty status. Before the change in policy took effect on May 6, only Reservists or Guardsmen on an active-duty status were eligible for AFAS emergency assistance. ...

Deadline near for program that gives Air Force spouses jump-start on career
January 17, 2020 — The spouses of active-duty Air Force members now have an opportunity to enter a program that can start them on the path to a successful career...

Air Force Aid Society launches new enhancements to its mobile budget app
January 15, 2020 — The initial version of the AFAS Budget Builder App was launched in 2018 and was created primarily as a budgeting tool to help Airmen and their families improve how they save and budget their money each month...

Air Force Aid Society provides record $6 million in hurricane relief to Airmen
November 2, 2018 — The Air Force Aid Society has provided more than $6 million in hurricane disaster and relief assistance to airmen and their families across the Florida Gulf region following the aftermath of Hurricane Michael...

AFAS to award more than $6 million in annual grants, scholarships
August 20, 2018 — The Air Force Aid Society will award more than $6 million in Gen. Henry Hap Arnold education grants and AFAS merit scholarships to the dependents of active duty and retired Airmen...