No matter how well you plan, emergencies happen.
Hand
carry your important papers. Do not pack them in your luggage or your household
goods. Write down telephone numbers for your relatives, sponsor, your
gaining unit orderly room, and the Lackland command post. They will
be invaluable in case of an emergency.
If you have an
emergency while traveling, check to see if there is a military installation near
you. If there is, go to the family center for
assistance. The Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine relief
organizations have reciprocal agreements to assist qualifying members of other
services.
If there is no military installation nearby, please contact the
nearest American Red Cross chapter.
If you have an emergency on while you
are at Lackland AFB, speak to your first sergeant or commander. If
there is a death or critical illness in your immediate family, an American Red
Cross case manager will need to verify the emergency for you to have emergency
leave approved.
Financial assistance may be available through
the local Air Force Aid Society. The office is housed in the main
Family Support Center. For Air Force Aid Society financial assistance
purposes, an emergency consists of an event that you could not have anticipated
or prepared for. It must also be for necessities, such as shelter,
food, transportation, or other similar needs.
There are also private
organizations on base that can help in difficult times. Information
about those organizations is available through your first sergeant, your
commander, or the Family Support Center.