Celebrating you!

Do you know of an armed forces family member we can celebrate? The Celebrating Forces Families Awards are back for 2023 and will focus purely on serving families in the UK armed forces and those who support e...

Postcard: Forces Florida posting

Bex Valentine, and her husband, Mike Enever (serving) How long have you been an army family? 22 years. Time in Tampa? Just over two years, we arrived in August 2020. How many other military families live...

Military family posted to the USA?

After AFF reported an increase in the number of enquiries from the USA in 2019, ranging from schools to health, we were pleased to see the introduction of the British Defence Staff United States portal – bdsu...

Unheard voices – Paperchains

You may recall our feature about Paperchains, the project that allows those who have experience of prison, homelessness or the armed forces to share poetry, art, fiction or factual journal entries, providing ...

Smoothing the path to civvy street

Forces Children Scotland has launched a holistic support service, Mindful Connections, to help families leaving the armed forces make a successful transition to civilian life across central Scotland. The ser...

Awards celebrate forces achievements

The hard work and achievements of the armed forces community were celebrated at the 12th annual Soldiering On Awards.   Fourteen winners were announced at the ceremony in London, which was the biggest in the...

Find your spirit with the Forces Wives Challenge

Several scientific studies show that goal setting is psychologically important for your wellbeing. That sense of working towards something, testing yourself alongside like-minded others, is what Forces Wives ...

Brilliant burgers

AFF’s very own star baker Carol Morris takes a break from her duties as part of our housing team to offer some tasty tips on serving up perfect patties... Shop bought burgers can be great and cheap too, but ...

Therapy programme for military children

A new therapy programme to support the mental health and well-being of military children has been launched by charity Little Troopers. Delivered in collaboration with The Owl Therapy Centre, the tri-service ...