AFIMSC Capability: Chaplain Corps

The U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps provides pastoral care ministry and counseling to Airmen, Guardians and families at active, reserve and guard bases across the Department of the Air Force. The Chaplain Corps provides a variety of programs and services that establish trusted connections and feed the spiritual, ethical, moral and religious needs of the force. 

AFIMSC provides an enterprise view of Chaplain Corps programs and services, enabling the Air and Space Force to prioritize greatest needs and standardize support offerings.

Capt. Patrick Bracken, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Protestant Chaplain, live streams church services, Mar. 29, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Virtual worship services are being provided to Airmen and their families to comply with social distancing guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Capt. Patrick Bracken, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Protestant Chaplain, live streams church services, Mar. 29, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Virtual worship services are being provided to Airmen and their families to comply with social distancing guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)
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Minister Dennis Thompson leads the Gospel Choir in a song during the 50th Gospel Worship Service Anniversary inside Larcher Chapel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 2021. The service's theme was "Growing Stronger, Growing Deeper, Reaching Higher." (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Minister Dennis Thompson leads the Gospel Choir in a song during the 50th Gospel Worship Service Anniversary inside Larcher Chapel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 2021. The service's theme was "Growing Stronger, Growing Deeper, Reaching Higher." (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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First Lt. Saleha Jabeen, a graduate of Basic Chaplain Course Class 21A, raises her hands in prayer during a group prayer at the start of the graduation ceremony Feb. 5, 2021, at the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Jabeen, a native of India, is the first female Muslim chaplain to serve in the U.S. military.

First Lt. Saleha Jabeen, a graduate of Basic Chaplain Course Class 21A, raises her hands in prayer during a group prayer at the start of the graduation ceremony Feb. 5, 2021, at the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Jabeen, a native of India, is the first female Muslim chaplain to serve in the U.S. military. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson Manske)
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Building Spiritual Resiliency

  • Provide resources for worship services, liturgies and religious rites
  • Advise leadership on spiritual, religious, ethical, moral, morale and quality-of-life issues
  • Provide guidance on chapel personnel operations and religious ministry programs
  • Provide support to spiritual centers across all DAF installations

FAQs

  • What is the importance of the Chaplains Corps?
    Chaplains strengthen the spiritual resilience and overall wellness of Airmen and help them remain effective in their daily missions.
  • How does AFIMSC support the Chaplain Corps? 
    AFIMSC provides wings with the resources, training, advocacy, tools and guidance to meet the religious support and spiritual care needs of their Airmen, Guardians and families.
  • How does AFIMSC strengthen mission support?
    AFIMSC tracks and consolidates vital program and services data to identify the most common or pressing issues among Airmen and equips wing leaders and chaplains with the guidance and training to effectively boost morale and combat obstacles that could impact the mission.

Bolstering Connectedness in 2020

  • Assisted 6,672 squadron-focused resiliency events for more than 590,000 Airmen and their families
  • Funded 322 marriage enrichment events for 10,461 Airmen, Guardians and their spouses 500 events for 22,000 single Airmen and Guardians
  • Supported 487 memorial services conducted by base chaplains; over 10,000 worship services with 630,000 attendees; and over 2 million engagements with Airmen in their work centers

Spiritual Events
AFIMSC supports training programs and manages appropriated funds, chapel tithes and offering funds for the overall Chaplain Corps budget. The funds are used for spiritual and resiliency programs and events to bolster the wellness of Airmen, Guardians and their families.

Contingency Operations
AFIMSC supports Air Force Chaplain contingency operations by planning, posturing and sequencing for more than 1,000 Active Duty military members.

Management Internal Control Toolkit
The management internal control toolkit ensures chapels are executing the most important aspects of their missions. AFIMSC uses MICT to review programs and identify areas that may be out of compliance with Air Force Instructions. The chaplain program provides guidance, advice and trend analysis that improves MICT evaluation outcomes and customer understanding of the evaluation process. 

Chaplain Corps Activity Reporting System
AFIMSC oversees the AFCCARS, which includes counseling services, worship service data, unit engagement and leadership advisement submitted by every base. AFIMSC consolidates and distributes the data to Headquarters Air Force. Major command leaders then receive significant counseling trends so they can improve their support for Airmen, Guardians and their families.

(Current as of July 2021)