1. Air Force Installations1 1 1 1 1 1

2. Overview Roles and Functions Base Facilities
Influences of Aircraft on Bases
How Bases are Named
Base Facilities
Housing/Lodging
Transportation Management Office
Military Personnel Section
Base Exchange
Commissary
Airmen and Family Readiness Center

3. Overview (Cont.) Base Facilities (Cont.) Medical Services/TRICARE
Legal Office
Officers’ Club
Chaplain
Force Support Squadron
Education Office

4. Roles and Functions of an Air Force Base
Designed to support specific missions
Bases are self-sufficient “little” cities 3

5. Influences of Aircraft on Bases
Bases designed to fit the needs of the aircraft
WWI--Front lines, needed grass field
Today
Size of Aircraft--parking
Maintenance Requirements
Equipment
People 3

6. Base Names Geographic name Famous Aviation or military figures
Little Rock AFB, AR
Famous Aviation or military figures
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Overseas Air Bases
Yokota AB Japan
Auxiliary Installations
Hurlburt Field, FL 3 4

7. Housing Off-Base Housing Referral Office On-base Billeting/Lodging
Married, Family
Single (BAH/BOQ)
Billeting/Lodging
VAQ (Visiting Airmens Quarters)
VOQ (Visiting Officers Quarters)
TLF (Temporary Lodging
Facilities) 7 7 7 8 8 7

8. Traffic Management Office
Household Goods Shipment
Pack/unpack all items
Remove all boxes when unpacking
Disassemble and reassemble all large items
Ensure all boxes are properly marked

9. Military Personnel Section (MPS)
Military member
Promotion orders
Assignment orders
Maintains official records
ID card
Emergency Data
Family Members
ID cards 13 13 13 13 13 13

10. Base Exchange (BX) Services
Main Store
Shoppette
Class Six
Military Clothing Store
Base Theater
Automobile Service Station 4 4 4 5 5 4

11. Base Commissary Similar to civilian supermarket
No state, local, or foreign sales taxes
5% Surcharge for improvements
Coupons good for 6 month past expiration at overseas locations 3 3 3 4 4 3

12. Airmen and Family Readiness Center
Spouse employment & job information
Relocation service
Family development education
Financial management education
Support during family separations 6 6 6 7 7 6

13. Medical Services Pediatrics Surgery Pharmacy Emergency Care
Inpatient Care 8 8 8 9 9 8

14. TRICARE Cost-sharing medical insurance Covers family members
Contact base TRICARE advisor
“TRICARE Handbook” 9 9 9 10 10 9

15. Legal Office Provides legal assistance services
Tax assistance
Notary public
Wills
Property damage claims
Can NOT represent service
members or dependents in civilian court

16. Officers’ Club Entertainment Social programs Check-cashing
Food & beverage service 17 17 17 17 17 17

17. Chapel Services Catholic, Muslim, & Protestant services
Personal, confidential counseling 11 11 11 12 12 11

18. Force Support Fitness center Campgrounds and equipment rentals
Golf course
Swimming pool
Intramural and varsity sports
Aero Club

19. Education Office
Central contact point for off-duty education and local programs
Tuition Assistance
Air Force education programs information 19 19 19 19 19 19

20. Happy Landings Video

21. Summary Roles and Functions Base Facilities
Influences of Aircraft on Bases
How Bases are Named
Base Facilities
Housing/Lodging
Transportation Management Office
Military Personnel Section
Base Exchange
Commissary
Airmen and Family Readiness Center

22. Summary (Cont.) Base Facilities (Cont.) Medical Services/TRICARE
Legal Office
Officers’ Club
Chaplain
Force Support Squadron
Education Office