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.

Military & Family Readiness Center - Army Community Service relocation services are available to all active duty, Department of Defense civilian members and their families involved in a Permanent Change of Station move to and from Alaska. The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson M&FRC - ACS maintains a resource library, provides relocation information, and offers individual counseling and trip planning. 

Planning is the key to any successful relocation. Whether you plan to travel by car, plane, ferry or any combination of these, your Relocation Readiness Program can assist you. Traveling to and from Alaska is an adventure that will provide many unique experiences and memories to last a lifetime.

Relocation Assistance

Moving to Alaska presents many challenges. When you in-process, you will be assigned a day to attend the Joint Newcomers Orientation briefing. Spouses are highly encouraged to attend as well. There is a Lending Closet at the M&FRC - ACS on the JBER-Richardson side located on Richardson Drive in Building 600, Room A114. The Lending Closet offers temporary loans of general household items (dishes, vacuums, microwaves, highchairs, and much more) but does not have bed linens, towels, or sheets. The Lending Closet is by appointment only. For this and other relocation assistance, please contact the Military and Family Readiness Center at 907-552-4943 or 907-384-1517. 

Aurora Housing offers temporary furniture while awaiting your household goods shipment their phone number is 907-753-1023.