Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1000.28
February 1, 2010
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Establishes policies and assigns responsibilities in accordance with chapter 10 of title 24,
United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (a)) for management and oversight of the AFRH in
accordance with the authority in Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)) and DoD
Directive 5124.02 (Reference (c)).
b. Formalizes the basic standards and procedures for administration of the AFRH.
c. Incorporates and cancels DoD Instruction 4161.03 (Reference (d)).
d. Identifies the authority to appoint the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and other officials.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense.
This Instruction also applies to the AFRH. The term “Military Services,” as used herein, refers
to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
3. DEFINITIONS
a. AFRH
. An independent establishment in the Executive Branch, established pursuant to
Reference (a), to provide health care, programs, residences, and related services to meet the
quality of life needs of certain retired and former Military Service members. The AFRH consists
of two separate facilities: AFRH-Washington and AFRH-Gulfport.
