Relocation Assistance

Your Military and Family Support Center provides relocation assistance to help make PCS moves as smooth as possible. Resources include:

• PCS planning: Most relocation assistance programs offer consultations to help you with the moving process. If this your first military move, your first time moving overseas or you have challenging or complex circumstances contact your installation Relocation Assistance Program as soon as possible for support.
• Plan My Move: An online Defense Department relocation tool that provides you with customizable checklists and links to helpful resources for the tasks ahead.
• Military OneSource: A website and call center that offer 24/7 support for moving information and resources. Learn more about PCS basics and download this fact sheet 7 Steps to Make Your Household Goods Move a Smart Move. For comprehensive moving resources and information, including Defense Personal Property log in details, visit Moving Your Personal Property.
• Workshops and briefings: Workshops vary by location. You may find classes on housing options, moving with children, moving with pets and more.
• Predeparture briefings: These sessions provide essential information about your move and may be required for some populations.
• Special needs: If you have a child or family member enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, contact your installation EFMP-Family Support office to assist you.
• Settling-in services: Look for welcome programs or local area tours that may offered. Overseas services may include introductory language classes and cultural awareness activities.
• Foreign-born spouse support: Assistance includes information and referral to resources such as immigration and naturalization.
• Emergency assistance: Sometime emergencies occur while moving. The Military and Family Support Center has the resources to provide emergency financial assistance, as well as information and referrals.
• Authorized housing flexibility options: Eligible service members with PCS orders may be entitled to flexibilities such as extended stays in government housing and early housing eligibility. Contact your military personnel office for more information.
• Spouse licensure reimbursement: Your service branch may reimburse spouses up to $1,000 for relicensure and certification costs resulting from relocations or PCS moves. See this Military OneSource article Transferring Your Professional License for more information and specific service branch policies.

For information about the base and the Cheyenne community, the Military and Family Readiness Center is a great resource and we are located in Building 207. The Military and Family Readiness Center is here to help you and your family with making a smooth transition. You may contact the Relocation Assistance section by calling 307-773-5946. All newcomers will be scheduled for a newcomer's briefing upon arrival.

Critical Installation Information

If at all possible, do not plan to arrive just before or during the last two full weeks of July. This is the time of the Annual Frontier Days Celebration in Cheyenne and space on base will be at a premium. All lodging in Cheyenne and the surrounding area will be limited (if available at all) and what is available will be very, very, expensive. Personnel with PCS orders should have priority but that does not guarantee more than 10-days in TLF during Frontier Days. To address this issue, go to your local Military Personnel Flight and have your report date extended to arrive after the first part of August.

All weapons must be registered on arrival with the 90 Security Forces Squadron; call 307-773-3501 or DSN 312-481-3501 for more information.

All pets living in base housing must be cleared through the base Veterinary Clinic at 307-773-3354 or DSN 312-481-3354.

Installation Specific Information

Many resources are available at your losing installation. Be sure to attend pre-departure briefings and use your Relocation Assistance staff. Above all, be sure you ask for a sponsor and stay in touch. Please arrive at F. E. Warren between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, contact your sponsor and report directly to your organization's CSS. Your unit will then arrange for all appointments, including attendance at base Right Start Briefing and Information Fair or First Term Airmen's Center. If you arrive after duty hours or on a weekend/holiday, contact your sponsor and check in with the Lodging Office, Building 216, which is the 24-hour arrival point.

The Relocation Assistance Program at F. E. Warren M&FRC is here to assist you with your PCS needs. We have a wealth of information for you and your family. The following are only a few of the numerous resources available to you:

Listings and Handouts

Listings and handouts are available at the M&FRC covering numerous subjects such as: Relocation web site listing, licensed child care facilities, Laramie County School District Number One Telephone Numbers, school calendar, and much more. Maps and brochures of the local community are also available.

The Airman's Attic

This service provides for active duty and their families to obtain and/or donate furniture, clothing and household goods.

Loan Locker

F. E. Warren does not have a Loan Locker. PCS'ing personnel should contact their sponsor for assistance with household items needed during their relocation.  

Air Force Aid Society

Another avenue of emergency financial assistance is the Air Force Aid Society.   Air Force Aid is online only now.  Register for an account in the AFAS Application Portal:  (https://portal.afas.org). AFASs have a reciprocal agreement with all branches of the military. AFAS provides financial emergency assistance based upon need through loans and/or grants depending on the hardship:

Categories of financial assistance include:

• Basic living expenses (food, shelter, utilities)
• Medical not covered by TRICARE/CHAMPUS
• Dental not covered by Delta Dental
• Funeral expenses
• Emergency transportation
• Essential car repairs
• Pay and allotment problems
• Disasters and assistance for widows, widowers, mothers, and children

Students completing tech school with orders to F.E. Warren Air Force Base should contact their gaining unit or the Relocation Assistance Program Manager 307-773-5946 or DSN 481-5946, for sponsorship information. Students must contact one of these individuals prior to departing for their gaining base to ensure their sponsorship needs are met. Additional newcomer information is located on the F.E. Warren Newcomers Information page.