Soldiers and their families relocating to this installation in
emergency situations should contact the Staff Duty Officer at DSN 835-2218 or
(706) 545-2218. The soldier on duty will determine the nature of your emergency
and refer you to the appropriate service agency.
Post Information Operator-
(706) 545-2011 (Fort Benning, GA)
Post Locator- (706) 545-5217
If you
experience problems while traveling that require financial assistance. contact
the nearest Army Emergency Relief or Air Force/Navy Relief Office or the local
American Red Cross. Regardless of what branch of service you
represent, any of those offices can assist you and then transfer your loan to
the correct branch.
Army Emergency Relief (AER) provides emergency
financial assistance to Soldiers (active and retired) and their families in
times of distress. Categories of authorized emergency financial
assistance are: (1) Nonreceipt of pay. (2) Loss of funds. (3) Medical
and Dental, and hospital expenses related to TRICARE. (4) Funeral expenses. (5)
Required travel due to emergency leave /travel, convalescent leave. (6) Rent.
(7) Food . (8) Utilities. (9) Essential POV (10) Clothing. (11) Fire or
Disaster. For more information regarding procedures for assistance,
please call (706) 545-2536 or DSN 835-2536. After duty hours, please
contact the Staff Duty Officer, (706) 545-2218 or DSN 835-2218.
American
Red Cross
The Red Cross provides a variety of casework. This
includes, but is not limited to communication, verification of family
emergencies, counseling on family and personal problems, and financial
assistance for certain emergencies. The American Red Cross is open
8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday through Friday. A staff member
is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call (706) 545-5194 for
more emergency assistance information soldiers and their families are encouraged
to contact the local installation Army Community Service Center. If
this office is not able to provide assistance, appropriate referrals will be
made. For information regarding assistance, please call (706)
545-7517 or 545-4043.