Military Spouse and Family Studies Program (MSFP)
Major General David C. Hill, USAWC Commandant
Dear Spouses of the Incoming U.S. Army War College Students,
Congratulations on your student's selection to attend the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for Academic Year 2025! All of us at the USAWC recognize this significant achievement reflects a true family effort, and we appreciate the extraordinary support you give to your service member or government employee, your Family, and our Nation.
Our recognition of your service and sacrifice energizes us to provide an exceptional student and family experience at the U.S. Army War College and Carlisle Barracks. We like to refer to this as the "Carlisle Experience," and you may hear our graduates and their Families refer to their Carlisle Experience as something special. Over the next year, you will enjoy the benefits of our idyllic, campus-like Army installation, the chance to connect with existing friends and to make new, lifelong friends, and innumerable opportunities to engage in fun social activities, family events, and personal and professional education and development programs tailored just for you.
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Military Spouse and Family Studies Program Vision
The US Army War College Military Spouse and Family Studies Program (MSFP) meets Secretary of the Army objectives and Chief of Staff of the Army priorities as they relate to the well-being, readiness, and resilience of service members and their families. The US Army War College recognizes the critical strategic partnership that spouses and families represent to their servicemembers and to the Force. That recognition fuels the MSFP vision -- to provide innovative spouse and family education and development programs with opportunities for learning and connection to positively impact senior leaders' family well-being and military life satisfaction.
Military Spouse and Family Studies Program Mission
The Military Spouse and Family Studies Program (MSFP) educates and develops spouses of senior leaders for sustained service at the senior enterprise level, and for informal leadership roles with the responsibility for developing and implementing personal, family, unit, organization, and community readiness, morale and cohesion. By aligning the MSFP with its academic programs, the USAWC is positioned to provide innovative military spouse and family education and development programs to strengthen senior leaders and their families for continued service at the strategic enterprise level