Air Force Key Spouse Program offers additional deployment support resources
- in most units that have a first sergeant
- serve as an ongoing community connection at all times and especially across the deployment cycle
- provide a volunteer opportunity for spouses interested in giving back to their communities
Contact the Airmen & Family Readiness Center to find YOUR Key Spouse and for more information
Why is the Key Spouse Program Important?
- Promotes individual, family, and unit readiness
- Establishes continuous contact with spouses/families
- Encourages peer-to-peer Wingman support
- Links to leadership
- Provides an informal sounding board
- Strengthens leadership's support team
Key Spouse Program Benefits
- Increased awareness of installation/community resources
- Identified/resolved issues at lowest levels
- Enhanced up/down information flow
- Prepared/supported families during separations
- Increased sense of unit support
- Improved Quality of Life among unit families
- Increased readiness and retention
- Enhanced family resiliency
- Promotes individual, family, and unit readiness
- Establishes continuous contact with spouses/families
- Encourages peer-to-peer/Wingman support
- Links to leadership
- Provides an informal sounding board
- Strengthens leadership's support team
- Vital to building strong AF communities
Key Spouse Training
To access the most current Initial Key Spouse Training Modules to be used during in-person or telephonic training please go to the Wingman Toolkit,https://www.wingmantoolkit.org/key-spouse/
The Key Spouse Desktop Guides for both Key Spouse Mentors and Key Spouses are also available via the Wingman Toolkit, along with other Key Spouse tools and resources.
For additional information on the Key Spouse Program, please contact your local Airman & Family Readiness Center.
