Refocusing on family readiness: How RAND can support the U.S. Air Force

Abstract: This brochure highlights PAF research from 2001 to 2024 that addresses key needs underscored in the Chief of Staff of the USAF (CSAF) August 16, 2024, memorandum “Refocusing Family Readiness”: theneeds to “prepare the force for future challenges,” to “focus on familyreadiness,” and to “ensure that families and communities connectedto the Air Force are as well prepared as our service members for the possible challenges that lay ahead.”1 This brochure organizes relevant RAND research into three categories that align with recent and ongoing USAF efforts to improve programs and approaches highlighted in the memorandum: (a) Relocation Assistance Program, (b) True North, and (c) Connect to Care. Also included are exemplars of research from other RAND divisions (outside PAF) conducted for the sister services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and other federal government agencies.

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