Should you encounter an emergency enroute to MCAS New River keep
in mind the availability of Red Cross offices located throughout the United
States. Be sure to contact the MCAS New River Duty Officer listed in
the Location/Installation/Major Unit Listing section of this
book.
The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society can
also help in emergency situations. Contact them at the nearest Naval
Base or Marine Corps Camp. Also, keep in mind that all branches of
service have emergency relief agencies that can assist and communicate with
agencies at MCAS New River.
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
can provide financial emergency assistance based upon need, through either loans
or, when there is a particular hardship, grants. Categories of
financial assistance include: basic living expenses (food, shelter, utilities),
medical not covered by TRICARE, dental not covered, funeral expenses, emergency
transportation, essential car repairs, pay and allotment problems, disasters and
assistance for widows, mothers and children.
The American Red Cross can
also help in times of emergency. Quick communications with home about
family emergencies is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including
verification of death or serious illness or immediate family, birth
announcements to fathers deployed overseas, and health and welfare reports
resulting from a lack of communication over a long period of time.
The
American Red Cross also offers financial assistance for military personnel and
their immediate families in the form of interest free loans or grants when a
loan would place a greater hardship on the family. Examples of need
for financial assistance are: emergency leave expenses for the service person or
his/her family member; for family necessities which may result when an allotment
check is not received or delayed; for personal needs of an essential and
emergency nature; and for convalescent leave expenses.
The Chapel aboard
the Air Station maintains a food locker for emergencies. All they ask
is when the service member gets back on their feet they replenish the
supply!