Emergency Services
	Disaster Services	Disaster Training	Armed Forces

Making our Red Cross around-the-world emergency communication network available to the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families during times of personal emergencies. This service operates 24 hours a day, everyday of the year and transmits or receives over 800,000 messages a year- all at no cost to service personnel or their families.

Providing military members and their families access to aid society interest free loans and grants, if needed, when urgent personal crises arise, such as death in the family. Providing information verification to assist service members in obtaining leave time during family crises. Aiding veterans with access to financial assistance from appropriate Military Aid Society. Providing veterans appropriate information and referral resources for military or civilian benefits. Offering counseling and other social services to military families. To Reach Members of your family in times of Emergency need:

FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, call the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Forces Department: 24 hours a day: (319) 234-6831. Please be prepared to provide the service member's: Full name

- Social Security Number

- Branch of Service

- Rank

-Military Address