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.

Welcome to Naval Air Station Whiting Field. Relocation services are provided through a shared effort between the Fleet and Family Support Center, the Personal Property Office and the Administration Office onboard NASWF.

Your FFSC is the first stop before and after your move. The Relocation Assistance manager can tap into a variety of resources to guide you through your change in environment.

The Relocation Office at NASWF will mail out Welcome Aboard packets upon request. The packets consist of, but are not limited to, newcomers guides, maps of the local area, and apartment and home guides, all at no-cost.

Smooth Move classes are held at the FFSC on a regular basis, and cover the moving process to include personal property movement and entitlements associated with moving from one duty station to another.

All personnel reporting to Whiting Field will check in with the Admin Office at building 1401, and those checking out must also visit the Admin Office before departing the base.

Relocation Assistance

The FFSC has Welcome Aboard packets filled with information to assist you with your relocation needs. The FFSC also has a limited Loan Locker that has single sleeper futons, folding tables, chairs and other household items you may need until your own property arrives. These items are available for check-out for a period of two weeks but can be extended upon request. The relocation staff may be reached at 850-623-7177, or DSN 312-868-7177.

Installation newcomer briefs for NASWF are conducted by the command career counselor, as needed. All newly-reporting enlisted servicemembers must attend the Command Indoctrination Program. Please contact your sponsor or FFSC for details.

Training Air Wing Five, the tenant command of NASWF, holds new student indoctrinations for newly-reporting student aviators checking into the Primary Flight Training Program.