During Month of the Military Child, we celebrate our military families in all their forms.

Read how RAFAKidz benefits serving families, the impact our four-legged family members have on some of our RAF community and find out more about your RAF family history.

Family is at the heart of the RAF community, whatever yours looks like we want you to know RAF Association is here to support you. 

How we support RAF families

We spoke to Sgt Claire Bingley-Thomas, currently stationed at RAF Brize Norton, about how RAFAKidz has provided a vital support network for her, her husband Jay and her two children William and Elara.

Our four-legged RAF family

Meet Ben, Survival Equipment Technician at RAF Coningsby and Annie his constant companion since he got her as an eight-week-old puppy.

“Since joining, Annie has always been with me – she really helps boost the morale around the team and the pilots. My colleagues love her,”

Read more about Ben and Annie and other RAF four-legged family members.

Research your family history

By September 1945, the RAF had grown from relatively small pre-war numbers to over 940,000 serving members. Tens of thousands more had seen service and been killed or discharged, so it isn’t surprising that many of us have relatives who served our country.   To help you find out more about them, historian and author Phil Tomaselli has provided us with a handy guide to researching your RAF family history.

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