AN INVITATION TO YOU:The membership of NWFMOA extends a sincere invitation to join us in our social, cultural, professional and service activities that extend from the local to national levels. Our members maintain a keen, personal awareness of their military rights and benefits and provide assistance to surviving spouses through meetings, social and business gatherings, national publications, service projects and our local newsletter, The DEFENDER.  Our chapter has been awarded the 5-star excellence award from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.  Plus both The DEFENDER and our NWFMOA website received the Colonel Marvin J. Harris 5-Star Award for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The NWFMOA is a non-profit organization of over 200 active, retired, and separated officers to include warrant officers, who have served in one of the eight Uniformed Services: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The membership also includes Surviving Spouses who will receive a free LIFE membership starting in 2026.

AFFILIATION WITH MOAA: This chapter is affiliated with the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), the largest military officer association in the nation. MOAA currently has nearly 350,000 members including 63,000 surviving spouses (auxiliary members). Membership in MOAA supports the National Military Coalition that coordinates 34 military associations in their efforts to lobby for legislative action in support of all veterans. Membership in MOAA entitles you to participate in all national activities and to benefit from all MOAA programs.