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Volume XXXIV, 7 NEWSPAPER of the ARMY and AIR NATIONAL GUARD Special Issue

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National Guard: ‘Help is here’

By Master Sgt. Bob Haskell

National Guard Bureau

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Army

National Guard Staff Sgt. John Jackson had

much on his mind as he checked the batteries

for a dozen portable radios beside the

Louisiana Superdome that was surrounded by

a stinking cesspool three nights after Katrina. 

The single father's five children were safe

with his parents in New Boston, Texas. But

his house in New Orleans was under water.

Could he and his kids return to their home?

How could he support them in a city where

there were no longer any jobs? What would

he do?

All of that seemed to take a back seat to the

task at hand. Jackson is a National Guard

Soldier. He had been called to state active

duty for what had evolved into the worst natural disaster in United States history. Jackson

was attached to the Louisiana Army Guard's

engineer task force. He was determined to do

his duty.

"This is still a great country," said the man

who had served in Iraq during the Global War

on Terrorism and who, once again, had set his

personal life aside to help others.

So it was with nearly 30,000 other National

Guard troops from across America who left

their families and their civilian jobs during the

week after Hurricane Katrina became the

biggest national calamity since terrorists

struck the World Trade Center and the

Pentagon with jetliners nearly four years earlier. 

"This is one of the worst natural disasters we

have faced with national consequences.

Therefore, there will be a national response,"

said President George Bush after observing

the devastation and recovery missions on

Sept. 2. 

New Orleans, it was pointed out, is far more

than a cultural center, convention city and

party town. It is the port for 20 percent of

American commerce. It was flooded out -

shut down.

And tens of thousands of people in New

Orleans and along the Gulf Coast states of

Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi needed

help - fast. The afflicted area covered 90,000

square miles, the size of Great Britan, twice

the area of Pennsylvania, CNN reported. The

National Guard was ready to respond.

By Sept. 3, five days after the storm struck

with 145 mph, Category 4 fury on Aug. 29

and after the levees that protected New

Orleans had broken open, nearly 27,000 Army

and Air Guard men and women were on state

active duty in the stricken region.

That number was expected to increase to

nearly 40,000 during the coming days. Forty

states, including the affected ones, were sending troops, equipment and supplies by cargo

planes and convoys. The Guard was providing 74 percent of Joint Task Force Katrina, the

uniformed military support to civilian authorities, the National Guard Bureau reported.

LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National

Guard Bureau, promised two basic things to

President George W. Bush, Louisiana Gov.

Kathleen Blanco and whoever else asked.

"We'll give you whatever you need. We're

here for as long as you need us," Blum vowed.

Guard members in helicopters and Humvees

and high-water trucks provided security to

communities without power, helped distribute

food and water, and conducted search and rescue missions in Louisiana, Mississippi,

Alabama and in Florida where a relatively

mild, Category 1 Katrina had struck the

southern Miami region three days before devastating the Gulf Coast.

They did what they could for the 20,000 or

so people who flocked to the Louisiana

Superdome before and after the storm and

who were finally evacuated from that filthy

facility on Saturday, Sept. 3. They took control of the Crescent City's convention center

the day before that.

"One of the objectives that we had today was

to move in and secure that convention center

and make sure the good folks there got food

and water," Bush said. "The main priority is to

restore and maintain law and order and assist

in recovery and evacuation efforts."

By Sept. 3, the Air National Guard had flown

785 sorties, more than it had done in three

months. The Air Guard reported flying in

12,854 troops, evacuating more than 11,000

victims to safety and delivering 39,013 tons

of supplies and equipment to the devastated

area. 

The Guard had trucked nearly 1,600 loads of

water and more than 1,000 loads of ice to

afflicted people in the four states. The Guard's

CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters had flown in 65

sandbags, each weighing 20,000 pounds, to

help block a breached levee in Louisiana.

It was the largest and most comprehensive

See RECOVERY On Page 6

Assistance

Guide

Contacting Loved Ones

Families of Deployed National Guard

members affected by Hurricane Katrina

should call 1-888-777-7731 and identify themelves so their deployed family

member can be informed of their current situation. More information on

pages 2 and 3.

Air Force OneSource 

A 24-hour helpline has been set up for

Airmen and their family members to

call for information regarding their

loved ones. OneSource is available

24/7 to answer questions and find

resources:1-800-707-5784. Air Force

Personnel Readiness Center 1-800-

435-9941.

Red Cross

1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669)

or, for Spanish speakers, 1-800-257-

7575. More information on Page 3.

Military OneSource 

Any military members or families in

need of counseling services or Red

Cross Armed Forces Emergency

Service Centers may call the Military

OneSource: 1-800-342-9647.

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management

Administration (FEMA) Registration

line: 1-800-621-3362. Detailed information on pages 4 and 5.

Other military service assistance numbers where you may ask about military

emergency leave, related personnel

questions or other service specific

issues: 

Air Force 1-800-435-9941

Marines 1-800-847-1597

Army 1-800-626-3317

Navy 1-877-414-5358

National Guard 1-888-777-7731

Military Numbers

Family Program Office

For a Family Program Office near you

call 1-800-342-9647. A Family

Programs director can provide service

in your immediate area. See page 2. 

Massive response for Katrina’s victims

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Charles R. Ware

Capt. Erika Smith talks to a patient that is being transported from an airport in

New Orleans, La., on Sept. 1, 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Patients

were taken to awaiting medical personnel in Texas aboard a West Virginia Air

National Guard C130H from the 130th Airlift Wing based in Charleston.
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Hurricane Katrina has presented our nation

with unprecedented challenges. The

National Guard has faced such challenges

many times before, and we are responding to

them again – just as we have magnificently

done since the terrorists attacked America

four years ago this month.

Twenty-seven thousand National Guard

Soldiers and Airmen, more than an Army

division, were serving on state active duty in

Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

by the evening of September 3, 2005, fivedays after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast with

such savage fury.

I know that many of you have left families

and homes that have been battered by the

storm.

National Guard personnel from across the

country are supporting the massive relief

effort for those who have been left without

food, water, clothing, shelter and power in

the afflicted Southeast region.

I am immensely proud of your willingness

and ability to serve your states and our

nation during this time of crisis at the same

time that we are heavily engaged in the

Global War on Terrorism. 

I am also aware that many of our Guard

members who are serving overseas have lost

homes, perhaps loved ones, and are experiencing other forms of personal loss because

of the hurricane and subsequent flooding.

The National Guard family is doing everything possible to support and care for your

loved ones while you are serving overseas

and in this country. Our Family Readiness

personnel and volunteers are making every

effort to provide food, water, clothing, shelter and other forms of support and guidance

to the family members who need them.

We are diligently striving to keep our

troops serving far from home informed

about their families’ situations. We will not

rest until this mission is completed. The

National Guard is a family. We have pulled

together countless times in the past – we are

doing so again. 

God bless you and your families. I am most

proud and grateful of your selfless service to

these great United States.

STEVEN BLUM

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army

Chief, National Guard Bureau

Chief expresses concern, vows support

Guard families affected by Katrina call 1-888-777-7731 for help

By Gary Hicks

National Guard Bureau

ARLINGTON, Va. – Families of deployed

Guard members affected by Hurricane

Katrina, should call the National Guard

helpline (1-888-777-7731) as soon as possible.

By calling the number above, the National

Guard will be able to contact the deployed

Guardsman and let them know of the family's current situation.

"There are four ways to connect with their

service member. Either through the Family

Assistance Center (FAC), sate Family

Program director, wing Family Program

coordinator, or through the rear detachment

of their unit," said Col. Anthony Baker, Chief

of the National Guard Bureau’s Family

Programs. "We will bridge that gap for them

by making sure they have all of the information necessary. In cases where they can't

make that contact, we will make it for them." 

Deployed service members can also call the

hotline to contact their families. 

"If a service member calls in and asks us to

find their family, we'll call one or all of the

services in that state and say, 'please connect,

find the family and get back to us,' so we can

let that service member know that they are

all right," Baker said. 

If a deployed service member cannot call

one of the toll free numbers, they can make

contact through www.army.mil/ako or

www.guardfamily.org Websites. 

Baker and his team of coordinators have

already been successful in contacting

deployed service members with family information.

In addition to helping Guard families and

service members make contact, operators at

the hotline can assist families in getting help

and services from federal, state and local

agencies. 

"Once they call the hotline, the person can

expect a live person to answer the phone, listen to their issue or concern, provide information, or provide a referral or outreach to

another agency," Baker said. "Before we

hang up the phone, we'll contact the Family

Program director or other assisting agency

while they are still on line and let them know

what their issues are and what type of assistance they need. The two are then connected."

The assistance provided through the hotline

is very extensive and all encompassing.

National Guard Family Program personnel

are deeply connected with numerous federal,

state and local agencies. This partnership

allows them to assist families with those

operating in the immediate geographic location. 

Fast Facts ...

* Family Assistance Centers were established in 2003 

* There are 430 FACs nationwide

* FACs provide services, support, information, referral and outreach efforts to

families of service members. 

* Centered around Joint Forces

Headquarters in each state. 

* Deeply connected with the local community and services 

* Help is not limited to the National

Guard. FACs will provide services to anyone

* If a service is not directly available

through an FAC, the FAC coordinator will

contact the proper servicing agency

Update: availability of pay for all Military Service members, employees, retirees 

Due to Hurricane Katrina, the banks and

credit unions in Louisiana, Alabama, and

Mississippi have implemented contingency

procedures. The Defense Finance and

Accounting Service (DFAS) has completed

payroll for the Sept. 1, 2005, payday.

Electronic funds transfers (EFT) have been

provided to the Federal Reserve Banks and

Treasury checks have been mailed. For those

members, employees, and retirees impacted

by Hurricane Katrina either due to living in

the vicinity of the disaster areas or maintaining accounts in the area, the Federal Reserve

Bank, the FDIC, and the Banking and Credit

Union Associations have implemented procedures to pull the EFT files into their alternate banking and credit union sites where

possible. DFAS is closely monitoring the

financial institutions as each progress

through their contingency procedures to

assure funds are available to account holders. For those expecting delivery of checks

by mail in the declared disaster areas, local

information is the best source for determining when mail delivery will resume in your

area. Central pick up locations are being

planned and will be announced.

If a military member or civilian employee

cannot access an account in the Hurricane

Katrina disaster area, contact the home

office of your financial institution and then

contact your local finance office if funds are

required immediately. 

Photo by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell

LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National

Guard Bureau, joined President George

Bush and Michael Chertoff, secretary of

the Department of Homeland Security,

during a Sept. 2 tour of the recovery mission in the New Orleans region ravaged

by Hurricane Katrina. National Guard

forces from across the country were pouring in to support the mission. 

"We want to successfully reintegrate these Citizen-Soldiers

who are returning from this

deployment and ensure every

one of them and their families

are being taken care of."

– Maj. Warren Stump
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Red Cross supports Guard members

From www.redcross.org

American Red Cross communication

services keep military personnel in touch

with their families following the death or

serious illness of a family member or other

important events. 

The Red Cross quickly sends these communications on behalf of the family to

members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving

anywhere in the world, including ships at

sea, embassies and isolated military units.

The information or verification in a message assists the service member's commanding officer with making a decision

regarding emergency leave. 

Send an Emergency Message

* Active duty service members stationed

in the United States and their immediate

family members may call the Red Cross

Armed Forces Emergency Service Centers

for help 7-days a week, 24-hours a day,

365 days a year. The toll-free telephone

number is available through base or installation operators and from local on-base

Red Cross offices. 

*Other family members who do not

reside in the service members' household,

members of the National Guard and

Reserves, retirees and civilians may access

Red Cross services through their local Red

Cross chapter, which is listed in local telephone books and at

http://www.redcross.org/where/where.htm

*Overseas personnel stationed on military

installations should call base or installation

operators or the on-base Red Cross offices. 

*At overseas deployment sites, contact

the American Red Cross deployed staff. 

When calling the Red Cross to send an

emergency message to a family member, it

is helpful to have the following information: 

Service member's: 

* Full Name 

* Rank/Rating 

* Branch of Service 

* Social Security Number 

* Military Address 

Active duty service members on overseas

military installations may access Red

Cross reporting and communication assistance by contacting base/installation operators for the listing of the on-base Red

Cross office or information on how to

access Red Cross assistance if there is not

a representative on the local installation.. 

The American Red Cross has mobilized

thousands of volunteers to assist with the

aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We are

sheltering thousands and providing care

and comfort to those affected. The Red

Cross has the same problems with communication as the general public. We heed all

directions from public officials and do not

enter areas until they are deemed safe. The

Red Cross does not have information on

the wellbeing of any individuals. Our

phone lines are being overwhelmed with

calls, and we appreciate the desire to know

how people fared during the storm.

Medical and government officials will

contact families in serious cases if necessary. 

About the Red Cross

American Red Cross disaster assistance is

free, made possible by voluntary donations

of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands

of disasters across the country each year by

making a financial gift to the American

Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which

enables the Red Cross to provide shelter,

food, counseling and other assistance to

those in need. Call 1-800-HELP NOW or

1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Donations are

also being accepted at Coinstar machines

at select grocery stores across America. To

find the nearest Coinstar machine, visit

www.coinstar.com. Contributions to the

Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your

local American Red Cross chapter or to the

American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243,

Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can

make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org. 

Special team to help Guard

Soldiers return to Louisiana

On Guard Staff Report

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army National

Guard has deployed a special team to Fort

Polk, La., to support Soldiers in the

Louisiana Army National Guard who are

returning this month from duty in Iraq to

their families and homes in the region affected by Hurricane Katrina.

This reintegration team is standing by to

provide additional support to approximately

2,300 men and women of the 256th Brigade

Combat Team who have been away for more

than a year while supporting the Global War

on Terrorism. Hundreds of those Soldiers

have families displaced by the hurricane and

flooding, and their homes have been damaged or destroyed. 

The Army National Guard estimated that

545 Citizen-Soldiers have property that has

been damaged by the storm. That includes

268 who are married and 263 who are single.

Twenty-eight of those are single parents.

The team has at its disposal housing relocation services, chaplains, Veterans

Administration certified counselors, FEMA

representatives, Red Cross volunteers, medical assistance teams, and other care organizations.

"To successfully reintegrate Soldiers

returning from Iraq back into a natural disaster area while ensuring every single Soldier

and their family's wellbeing needs are met,"

is the intent of Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard.

"They have done their part in Iraq. Now it

is our turn to do our part to make these

Soldiers and their families whole again in

the wake of Katrina," said Maj. Warren

Stump of the National Guard Bureau. "As

we welcome our men and women home, we

want to ensure that their wellbeing is our top

priority. We want to successfully reintegrate

these Citizen-Soldiers who are returning

from this deployment and ensure every one

of them and their families are being taken

care of."

The Department of the Army stated that

these Citizen-Soldiers will have several

options to assist them as they return to

Civilian life. 

* Shelter Numbers: Shelter numbers fluctuate

based on their location and the time of day. 

Guard EVAC’s patients ...

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Charles R. Ware

Personnel of the Alabama Air National Guard help unload patients from a

C-130H of the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard on Sept.

2, 2005. The patients were transported from the Louis Armstrong

International Airport in New Orleans, La., as part of relief efforts from

Hurricane Katrina.

Louisiana Guardsmen who helped

the people of Iraq secure freedom,

will get much needed help themselves when they return to their

homes and families devistated by

Hurrincane Katrina. 
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What to do now

* Stay tuned to local radio for information. 

* Return home only after authorities advise

that it is safe to do so. 

* Help injured or trapped persons. 

* Give first aid where appropriate. 

* Do not move seriously injured persons

unless they are in immediate danger of further injury. Call for help. 

* Avoid loose or dangling power lines and

report them immediately to the power company, police, or fire department. 

* Enter your home with caution. 

* Beware of snakes, insects, and animals

driven to higher ground by floodwater. 

* Open windows and doors to ventilate and

dry your home. 

* Check refrigerated foods for spoilage. 

* Take pictures of the damage, both to the

house and its contents and for insurance

claims. 

* Drive only if absolutely necessary and

avoid flooded roads and washed-out bridges.

Use telephone only for emergency calls.

Inspecting Utilities in a Damage Home

* Check for gas leaks. If you smell gas or

hear a blowing or hissing noise, open a window and quickly leave the building. Turn off

the gas at the outside main valve if you can

and call the gas company from a neighbor's

home. If you turn off the gas for any reason,

a professional must turn it back on. 

* Look for electrical system damage. If you

see sparks or broken or frayed wires, or if

you smell hot insulation, turn off the electricity at the main fuse box or circuit breaker. If you have to step in water to get to the

fuse box or circuit breaker, call an electrician

first for advice. 

* Check for sewage and water lines damage.

If you suspect sewage lines are damaged,

avoid using the toilets and call a plumber. If

water pipes are damaged, contact the water

company and avoid the water from the tap.

You can obtain safe water by melting ice

cubes. 

Emergency Water Sources

If you need to seek water outside your

home, you can use these sources. But purify

the water before drinking it.

* Rainwater 

* Streams, rivers and other moving bodies of

water 

* Ponds and lakes 

* Natural springs 

Avoid water with floating material, an odor

or dark color. Use saltwater only if you distill it first (described later).

Two Easy Ways to Purify Water

Before purifying, let any suspended particles settle to the bottom, or strain them

through layers of paper towel or clean cloth.

* Boiling is the safest method. Bring water to

a rolling boil for 10 minutes, keeping in

mind that some water will evaporate. Let the

water cool before drinking.

* Chlorination uses liquid chlorine bleach to

kill microorganisms. Add two drops of

bleach per quart of water (four drops if the

water is cloudy), stir and let stand for 30

minutes. If the water does not taste and smell

of chlorine at that point, add another dose

and let stand another 15 minutes.

Children

Immediately after the disaster, try to reduce

your child's fear and anxiety. 

* Keep the family together. 

* Calmly and firmly explain the situation. As

best as you can, tell children what you know

about the disaster. Explain what will happen

next. For example, say, "Tonight, we will all

stay together in the shelter." Get down to the

child's eye level and talk to them. 

* Encourage children to talk. Let children

talk about the disaster and ask questions as

much as they want. Encourage children to

describe what they're feeling. Listen to what

they say. If possible, include the entire family in the discussion. 

* Include children in recovery activities.

Give children chores that are their responsibility. This will help children feel they are

part of the recovery. Having a task will help

them understand that everything will be all

right. 

You can help children cope by understanding what causes their anxieties and fears.

Reassure them with firmness and love. Your

children will realize that life will eventually

return to normal. If a child does not respond

to the above suggestions, seek help from a

mental health specialist or a member of the

clergy.

AssistancePrograms

Assistance for Individuals and Households.

This program, which may include cash

grants of up to $26,200 per individual or

household, includes:

* Housing sssistance 

* Lodging expenses reimbursement (for a

hotel or motel) 

* Rental assistance (cash payment for a temporary rental unit or a manufactured home) 

* Home repair cash grant 

* Home replacement cash grant 

* Permanent housing construction in rare circumstances 

*Medical, dental, funeral costs 

* Transportation costs 

* Other disaster-related needs 

Low-Interest Loans. Most, but not all, federal assistance is in the form of low interest

loans to cover expenses not covered by state

or local programs or private insurance.

People who do not qualify for loans may be

able to apply for a cash grant. 

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the

Small Business Administration (SBA), offer

low interest loans to eligible individuals,

farmers and businesses to repair or replace

damaged property and personal belongings

not covered by insurance.

* Veterans Benefits. The Department of

Veterans' Affairs provides death benefits,

pensions, insurance settlements and adjustments to home mortgages for veterans.

* Tax Refunds. The Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) allows certain casualty losses

to be deducted on federal income tax returns

for the year of the loss or through an immediate amendment to the previous year's

return.

* Excise Tax Relief. Businesses may file

claims with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF) for payment of federal

excise taxes paid on alcoholic beverages or

tobacco products lost, rendered unmarketable or condemned by a duly authorized

official under various circumstances, including where the president has declared a major

disaster. 

* Disaster unemployment assistance and

unemployment insurance benefits may be

available through the state unemployment

office and supported by the U.S. Department

of Labor.

* Crisis Counseling. The purpose of the crisis counseling program is to help relieve any

grieving, stress, or mental health problems

caused or aggravated by the disaster or its

aftermath. These short-term services are provided by FEMA as supplemental funds

granted to state and local mental health

agencies. Those who may require this confidential service should inquire about it while

registering for disaster assistance. Or they

may contact FEMA's toll-free Helpline number 1-800-621-FEMA (TTY 1-800-462-

7585) to find out where these services can be

obtained. Crisis counselors are often on hand

at disaster recovery centers (when they are

established).Crisis counseling services are

also offered by the American Red Cross, the

Salvation Army, other voluntary agencies, as

well as churches and synagogues. Additional

mental health information may be found on

the U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Center for Mental Health Services'

Web site, www.mentalhealth.org. 

* Free Legal Counseling. The Young

Lawyers Division of the American Bar

Association, through an agreement with

FEMA, provides free legal advice for lowincome individuals regarding cases that will

not produce a fee (i.e., those cases where

attorneys are paid part of the settlement

which is awarded by the court). Cases that

may generate a fee are turned over to the

local lawyer referral service.

* Individuals, families and businesses may

be eligible for federal assistance if they live,

own a business, or work in a county declared

a major disaster area, incur sufficient property damage or loss, and, depending on the

type of assistance, do not have the insurance

or other resources to meet their needs.

* To apply for assistance for individuals and

households, all you have to do is call the special toll free telephone number, 1-800-621-

FEMA (TTY: 1-800-462-7585) and register.

Specially trained operators at one of FEMA's

National Processing Service Centers will

process your application. 

* Your rights: Each Federal agency that provides Federal financial assistance is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination in the use of its funds. If you believe

that you or others protected by civil rights

laws have been discriminated against in

receiving disaster assistance, you may contact one of FEMA's Equal Rights Officers

(ERO), who has the job of ensuring equal

access to all FEMA disaster programs. The

ERO will attempt to resolve your issues. You

can read more about your civil rights on the

FEMA site.

About the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Services, assistance and tips on survival and recovery

“The priority at this time is to meet the immediate life saving and

life sustaining needs of victims in the impacted areas. FEMA,

along with other federal partners and state governments, is coordinating a massive mobilization of resources for urban search and

rescue efforts, housing, food and medical care.” 

– Michael D. Brown, principal federal officer for Hurricane Katrina
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Steps to follow

1. Apply over the phone to FEMA: Call

1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (hearing/speech

impaired ONLY-call 1-800-462-7585). 

In addition to having a pen and paper,

please have the following information

ready to give to the person who takes your

call:

-Your Social Security Number. 

-A description of your losses that were

caused by the disaster.

-Insurance Information.

-Directions to your damaged property.

-A telephone number where you can be

contacted.

When you apply over the phone, the

information you provide is put into the

computer and an application is generated.

At this point you will be provided a FEMA

application number.

If you have questions AFTER you have

applied for assistance or if the information

you provided has changed, call the FEMA

Helpline at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

(hearing/speech impaired ONLY-call 1-

800-462-7585).

When you call, have your application

number ready. This number will be given

to you when you apply and will be on all

mail sent to you from IHP.

2. Within about 10 days after you have

applied for help, if an inspection is

required to process your application, an

inspector will contact you to make an

appointment to visit your property. 

The inspector will contact you within 10

days of your application. In some cases

you may be contacted the same day that

you apply. The inspector will visit your

property to assess the damage related to

the disaster. There is no fee for the inspection.

Inspectors are contractors, not FEMA

employees, but your inspector will have

FEMA identification. You must be present

for your scheduled appointment. You must

have proof of ownership and occupancy to

show the inspector.

- Proof of ownership (your deed, tax

records, mortgage payment book, or a

copy of your dwelling's insurance policy

for the address, showing you as the

owner).

-Proof of occupancy (your driver's license

address, any first-class government mail

sent to you within the last three months at

that address, or recent utility bills in your

name at that address).

The inspector will ask you to sign a form

authorizing FEMA to verify that the information you have given is correct.

Inspectors file your report but do not

determine your eligibility.

3. Within about 10 days of the inspector's

visit, you will receive a letter from IHP

informing you of the decision on your

request for help. 

-If you are eligible for help, the letter will

be followed by a U.S. Treasury/State

check, or there will be a transfer of cash to

your bank account. The letter will explain

what the money can be used to pay for.

You should use the money given to you as

explained in the letter. 

-If you are not eligible for help, the letter

will give the reason for the decision. You

will be informed of your appeal rights in

the letter from FEMA. 

-If you were referred to the Small Business

Administration (SBA) for help from the

SBA Disaster Assistance Program, you

will receive a SBA application.

ELIGIBILITY

To receive money or help for housing

needs that are the result of a disaster, all of

the following must be true:

You have losses in an area that has been

declared a disaster area by the president. 

-You have filed for insurance benefits and

the damage to your property is not covered

by your insurance. You may be eligible

for help from IHP to repair damage to your

property.

You or someone who lives with you is a

citizen of the United States, a non-citizen

national, or a qualified alien. 

-Your home is in an area that has been

declared a disaster area by the president.

The home in the disaster area is where

you usually live and where you were living at the time of the disaster.

-You are not able to live in your home

now, you cannot get to your home due to

the disaster, or your home requires repairs

because of damage from the disaster.

To receive money for Other than Housing

Needs that are the result of a disaster, all of

the following must be true:

You have losses in an area that has been

declared a disaster area by the president. 

You have filed for insurance benefits and

the damage to your property is not covered

by your insurance. You may be eligible

for help from IHP to repair damage to your

property.

You or someone who lives with you is a

citizen of the United States, a non-citizen

national, or a qualified alien. 

You have necessary expenses or serious

needs because of the disaster. 

You have accepted assistance from all

other sources for which you are eligible,

such as insurance proceeds or SBA loans.

You may not be eligible for money or help

from IHP if:

You have other, adequate rent-free housing that you can use (for example, rental

property that is not occupied).

Your home that was damaged is your secondary or vacation residence.

-Your expenses resulted only from leaving

your home as a precaution and you were

able to return to your home immediately

after the incident.

-You have refused assistance from your

insurance provider(s).

Your only losses are business losses

(including farm business other than the

farmhouse and self-employment) or items

not covered by this program.

The damaged home where you live is

located in a designated flood hazard area

and your community is not participating in

the National Flood Insurance Program.

In this case, the flood damage to your

home would not be covered, but you may

qualify for rental assistance or items not

covered by flood insurance, such as water

wells, septic systems, medical, dental, or

funeral expenses.

TYPES OF ELIGIBLE LOSSES 

IHP only covers repair or replacement of

items that are damaged as a direct result of

the disaster that are not covered by insurance. Repairs or rebuilding may not

improve your home above its pre-disaster

condition unless such improvements are

required by current building codes.

Housing Needs: Money to repair your

home is limited to making your home safe

and sanitary so you can live there. IHP

will not pay to return your home to its condition before the disaster. You may use

your money provided for housing needs to

repair:

- Structural parts of your home (foundation, outside walls, roof).

- Windows, doors, floors, walls, ceilings,

cabinetry.

- Septic or sewage system.

- Well or other water system.

- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning

system.

- Utilities (electrical, plumbing, and gas

systems).

- Entrance and exit ways from your home,

including privately owned access roads.

- Blocking, leveling, and anchoring of a

mobile home and reconnecting or resetting

its sewer, water, elecrical and fuel lines,

and tanks.

Other than Housing Needs: Money to

repair damaged personal property or to

pay for disaster-related necessary expenses and serious needs is limited to items or

services that help prevent or overcome a

disaster-related hardship, injury, or

adverse condition.

IHP will not pay to return or replace your

personal property to its condition before

the disaster. 

You may use your money provided for

other than housing needs to repair or pay

for:

Disaster-related medical and dental costs.

-Disaster-related funeral and burial costs.

Clothing; household items (room furnishings, appliances); tools (specialized or

protective clothing and equipment)

required for your job; necessary educational materials (computers, school books,

supplies).

Fuels for primary heat source (heating

oil, gas, firewood). 

Clean-up items (wet/dry vacuum, air

purifier, dehumidifier). 

Disaster-damaged vehicle. 

Moving and storage expenses related to

the disaster (moving and storing property

to avoid additional disaster damage while

disaster-related repairs are being made to

the home). 

Other necessary expenses or serious needs

as determined by FEMA.

AFTER YOU APPLY

FEMA will mail you a copy of your

application and a copy of “Help After a

Disaster: Applicant’s Guide to the

Individuals and Households Program” that

will answer many of your questions. 

- If your home or its contents are damaged

and you do not have insurance, an inspector should contact you within 10 days after

you apply to schedule a time to meet you

at your damaged home. 

- If your home or its contents were damaged and you have insurance, you need to

work through your insurance claim first

and provide FEMA with a decision letter

(settlement or denial) from your insurance

company before FEMA issues an inspection. There is an exception for damages

caused by flooding: If you have flood

insurance, FEMA will issue an inspection

before receiving a copy of your flood

insurance decision letter to evaluate your

eligibility for temporary living expenses

because temporary living expenses are not

covered by flood insurance. 

- About 10 days after the inspection

FEMA will decide if you qualify for assistance. If you qualify for a grant, FEMA

will send you a check by mail or deposit it

in your bank account. FEMA will also

send you a letter describing how you are to

use the money

- If you get a SBA disaster loan application

in the mail, you must complete and return

the application to be considered for a loan

as well as certain types of grant assistance.

SBA representatives are available at disaster rRecovery centers to help you with the

application. 

How to apply for FEMA assistance
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National Guard response to a natural disaster

since 32,000 California Guard members

were called up for the earthquake that hit the

San Francisco Bay region area in October

1989.

Yes, it was bigger than 9-11, reported

National Guard historian Michael Doubler,

author of the 2001 book "I Am The Guard."

"With the commitment of 20,000 National

Guard troops at this early stage, this operation is already four or five times larger than

the sustained National Guard response that

followed the attacks on the World Trade

Center on 9-11," Doubler said.

"I couldn't be more proud of the people in

the National Guard and the absolutely awesome response they're showing to this natural disaster," said Blum while appearing on

Larry King Live: How You Can Help, a

three-hour CNN special. 

"We had over 10,000 Guardsmen on duty,

who left their families, left their jobs, prepared to help others before the hurricane

hit," Blum explained. "The first CitizenSoldiers responded to the shot heard 'round

the world. Now we're responding to the

storm heard round the world."

The Guard Bureau chief also pointed out

that two brigades of Guard soldiers from

those states, the 256th from Louisiana and

the 155th from Mississippi, are serving in

Iraq.

"Many of those people ... are quite concerned about what happened to their families. They are from [the area] where the

storm hit and had some its greatest devastation."

Blum appealed to the viewers to call 1-888-

777-7731 if they have any information about

the Guard families.

"This will ease the angst and the anxiety on

the Soldiers who are deployed overseas and

allow them to focus on their jobs while we

focus back here at home on making sure we

take care of their families," Blum said. 

The Guard members were focusing on

many things as they worked 20-hour days in

the heat and humidity and went without

showers. 

"We're still involved in search and rescue,

but we're trying to evacuate the people from

here," explained Command Sgt. Maj.

Gregory Thompson, the engineer task force's

top enlisted man on duty at the Superdome

where the plumbing had failed. "That will be

the biggest relief – getting these people out

of here and where they can get some real life

support."

Many Guard troops serving at the dome had

been flown from flooded out homes on and

around Jackson Barracks, the Louisiana

Guard's joint state headquarters in New

Orleans.

"Most of those guys came with what they

had on their backs and in their bags,"

Thompson said. 

They also came to help in a hurry because

that's what the Guard does.

"This was a lightning-fast call for us," said

Sgt. Kevin Mooney after members the 268th

Military Police Company from Ripley,

Tenn., rolled into Gulfport, Miss., on Sept. 2

to help police protect that ravaged city.

"We were told on Tuesday morning to be at

the armory by noon with all of our gear,"

explained the Ripley police officer. "We

packed our vehicles that afternoon and we

rolled out the next morning."

Was he surprised that his outfit had been

called up?

Not really, said Mooney. "This is what people get in for. It's just their nature to help."

Guard families can receive legal help in wake of Katrina

By Master Sgt. Bob Haskell

National Guard Bureau

ARLINGTON, Va. – Do you a need a

lawyer? Do you need some legal advice to

help you and your family weather your personal storm after being victimized by

Katrina?

If you are in the National Guard and if you

have been mobilized for federal duty, you

and your family can get free legal counsel at

any active duty military installation that has

a legal assistance office. That's the word

from Air National Guard Maj. Tom Serrano

who is a lawyer at the National Guard

Bureau. 

That's especially important for the families

of mobilized Guard members who may have

to deal with legal issues in the wake of one

of this country's historic natural disasters.

"National Guard families are entitled to

legal assistance," Serrano said. "They can

contact the legal assistance office on an

active duty base for many kinds of legal

assistance they may need." 

Yes, he added, an Army Guard family can

even turn to the Navy for help. There are

several active duty installations in the region

stricken by Katrina that can offer this free

legal help. Legal assistance links can be

found through each service's family assistance Web sites.

Neither Guard members who have been

placed on state active duty nor their families

qualify for free legal assistance, Serrano

said.

"Families of activated and deployed

reservists can use the legal offices at nearby

installations," states the Military Times'

2005 Handbook for the Guard & Reserve.

"Service members can get free legal advice

on a variety of problems, from writing wills

and understanding rental contracts to dealing

with creditors. This includes reservists who

are ordered to active duty."

"Legal assistance attorneys do not represent

clients facing military or civilian criminal

charges or assist clients on matters relating

to private business ventures," the handbook

further states.

Serrano offered these additional tips to

National Guard families who are faced with

putting their lives back together:

-- It is never too late to obtain a power of

attorney. That is particularly important for

the spouse of a National Guard Soldier or

Airman who deployed to some place a long

way from home, such as Iraq or Afghanistan,

without taking care of that detail.

Guard members can get powers of attorney

from military lawyers in their areas of operation and mail them home. Serrano acknowledged that the hurricane and subsequent

flooding could pose some challenges as far

as getting the legal document into the right

hands. 

But he stressed that powers of attorney can

be obtained at any time. He also explained

that the circumstances of the storm do not

warrant special considerations. In other

words, the hurricane and flooding may not

guarantee a higher priority, but the process

can still be completed in a timely manner if

people can work out the logistical details.

-- Do not take unnecessary chances to get

your life back to normal. 

Do not give people money simply because

they promise to repair your roof or remove

that uprooted tree from your living room. 

You may never see them, or your money,

again, said Serrano who assisted military

families in Florida in the wake of Hurricane

Andrew.

If someone you do not know approaches

you with an offer to repair your home, make

sure they are legally bonded, that they have

a certificate of insurance, that they can prove

who they are and who they represent before

“They can contact the legal assistance office on an active duty

base for many kinds of legal assistance they may need.”

– Maj. Tom Serrano

FROM PAGE 1

Recovery

Photo by Airman Jeremy L. Grisham, U.S. Navy

A National Guard multi-purpose utility truck fords the floodwaters left by

Hurricane Katrina to bring supplies to the Superdome in downtown New

Orleans, La., on Aug 31, 2005. Tens of thousands of displaced citizens sought

shelter at the dome. 

Photo by Master Sgt. James M. Bowman

Army National Guardsman 1st Lt. Duncan Thompson from the 131st Armored

Battalion, Ozark, Ala., assists a motorist during humanitarian relief efforts supporting Joint Task Force Katrina. 
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National Guard: Always Ready, Always There

By CW2 John W. Listman, Jr. (Ret.)

National Guard Bureau

Mobilization was difficult due to lack of

communication, but as fast as troops could

be mobilized, they were sent to the most

seriously affected areas ... Contact with the

Red Cross was made ... There was no communication with the outlying affected

areas. 

These reports might seem familiar, like so

many coming in the aftermath of Hurricane

Katrina, but in fact they are from the afteraction report from the adjutant general of

Rhode Island about the events surrounding

the complete mobilization of that states'

National Guard in response to a devastating

hurricane which hit parts of New York and

New England in September 1938. 

Virtually every year finds Guard personnel

serving on state active duty (SAD) somewhere in the nation. The focus of this piece

is to briefly outline the Guard's role in

assisting their communities after some of

the biggest natural disasters of the last century, events that often cost many lives and

millions to billions of dollars in damage.

The Guard has played important roles in

many more disasters than those cited but

these are among the most devastating

events in American history.

1906-San Francisco, Calif., suffers the

worst earthquake in American history.

More than 3,000 people die and nearly

three-quarters of the city's population is left

homeless. The entire 2nd Brigade,

California National Guard, numbering

some 1,700 men, is placed on SAD. Most

of its units are from the area, with some

men guarding their own neighborhoods

against looters. Since this event struck just

three years after the Dick Act in 1903, little

federal equipment had yet reached the

Guard. For instance, the California Guard

did not have enough tents for its own men,

so none were available to aid the homeless.

Fortunately, the Regular Army had a large

number of troops stationed at the Presidio

and they established tent cities and feeding

lines. The Guard spent most of their duty

patrolling to prevent looting and violence

until released six weeks after the quake. 

1927-Torrential rains caused the worst

flooding of the Mississippi River in history,

impacting communities from Iowa and

Illinois south to Louisiana and Mississippi.

Tens of thousands of people were stranded

on levees, roof tops and patches of high

ground, desperate for rescue. Guardsmen in

six states were called to SAD, using whatever they could to assist in river rescues,

including manning civilian boats to pick up

survivors. For the first time in Guard history assigned aircraft were used in aid to civil

authority when Arkansas' 154th

Observation Squadron flew search missions over the stricken area. Many victims

were taken to tent camps established by a

combination of the Guard, Army and Red

Cross working together. Arkansas alone

reported 107,000 people being cared for,

plus almost a quarter-million inoculations

were given against disease. From the six

states affected a total of 4,288 Guardsmen

served on SAD, some for more than a

month. 

1938- In New York and New England, a

massive hurricane, nicknamed the "Long

Island Express" struck with little warning.

Its worst effects were felt in Rhode Island,

which had a storm surge up Narragansett

Bay, leaving more than 12 feet of water in

Providence. The entire RI Guard, some

2,094 men, served on SAD for up to 12

days. They first helped search for survivors

and later assisted in security and cleanup.

They used their unit trucks and other Armyissued equipment in moving troops, supplies and victims. The 43rd Signal

Company played a key role in establishing

a radio net to keep the governor in contact

with the officials on site. 

1955-In a five-day period dual hurricanes

known as Connie and Diane slam into the

North Carolina coast and move into

Virginia and up the east coast, dumping up

to 20" of rain in just a few hours. Massive

flooding killed 184 persons and causes

nearly $900 million dollars damage. The

worst hit areas were in Pennsylvania and

New England. Guardsmen in eight states,

totaling more than 8,000 troops, were

mobilized on SAD to search for survivors,

reopen roads and protect against looting.

During this operation, Guard helicopters

are used for the first time on SAD missions. 

1969-Hurricane Camille, a Category 5

storm, slamed into the Gulf Coast of

Mississippi on Aug. 16, killing 143 people

and wiping out whole towns with its storm

surge. It moved inland and reforms over the

mountains of Virginia, dumping up to 20

inches of rain in less than five hours. This

causes some the worst flooding in the

state's history, killing an additional 113

people. Mississippi mobilized 3,878

Guardsmen with Virginia calling up 710

personnel. In each case the major mission

was to look for survivors, recover the dead

and clear roads so rescue equipment can

reach the worst impacted areas. 

1972-Hurricane Agnes struck Florida and

from its first landfall on June 19, moves

along the East Coast for six days, dumping

up to 19 inches of rain in some areas, causing wide-spread flooding from Virginia and

Pennsylvania to New England. Virtually

every state in the area had some Guard personnel on SAD, amounting to more than

11,000 personnel. They assisted in the rescue of the living, recovery of the dead and

clearing roads to allow emergency vehicles

to reach the impact zones. 

1989-Hurricane Hugo raked across Puerto

Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a

Category 5 storm in early September.

Packing winds in excess of 160 mph it

killed five persons in the islands before

moving northward. On Sept. 21st, now a

Category 4 storm, it slammed into South

Carolina with a tidal surge of 18 feet, causing massive damage and killing an additional 21 people. Guard units in all three

areas responded by assisting in searching

for survivors, cleaning away debris and

securing the worse impacted areas against

looters. A total of 5,507 Guard personnel

served on SAD during this period. 

1989-San Francisco (Lomo Prieta)

Earthquake, the worst such event since the

famous 1906 quake, struck on Oct. 5. It

killed 62 people and injured another 3,757.

It left over 12,000 people homeless and

cost an estimate $6 billion in damage. In

what has been the largest state mobilization

for any natural disaster to date, 32,711

California Guard personnel, Army and Air,

are called to SAD over a three-month period. Those immediately mobilized help

search for survivors and recover the dead.

Others were detailed to security. Air Guard

assets were used to ferry troops and equipment from southern California to the

impact area. Other units assisted in the

major clean up and restoration of roads. 

1992-Hurricane Andrew, the most devastating storm to hit the United States since

the Galveston, Texas, hurricane of 1900,

wiped out much of south Florida before hitting Louisiana. At least 6,300 Florida and

1,350 Louisiana Guard personnel were

mobilized to aid in search, recovery and

security missions. Guard armories were

used as temporary shelters and first aid

clinics. With communications down over

much of the impacted area, the Florida

Guard printed its own weekly newspaper,

titled The Task Force Times, to keep the

troops informed on news and sports scores. 

1993-Following heavy spring and summer

rains, the upper Mississippi River flooded,

primarily affecting Minnesota, Iowa,

Illinois and Missouri though having an

impact all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. 

From these four states a total of 8,400

Guard personnel were mobilized with additional Guard help coming from states not

directly impacted adding additional troops

to the effort. They helped reinforce levees,

move evacuees from danger and set up and

staff refugee camps. Other units, such as

two Alabama quartermaster companies, set

up water purification equipment in Des

Moines, Iowa, to aid a hospital. 

2004-Four hurricanes in the space of five

weeks devastated Florida from the Keys to

the Panhandle. Almost all Florida National

Guard troops not serving in the wars overseas were mobilized for SAD. These storms

brought high winds, tidal surges and heavy

rains, causing floods. Other states were

affected too. These included Alabama,

Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and

Virginia. Again, most of the damage to

these states was caused by heavy rains. 

Regardless of the circumstances and often

at the risk of their own life, men and

women of the Army and Air National

Guard have answered and continue to

answer the call to duty to help their neighbors at the most trying of times. Often

among the many 'first responders' they have

unique skills and training needed to deal

with great tragedies as the dedicated professionals that they are.

Mississippi Guardsmen staff a medical treatment station for evacuees

after Hurricane Camille, in 1969.

Members of the North Carolina Army Guard remove debris, including a car,

that was blocking a creek to prevent additional flooding in the aftermath of

Hurricane Agnes, 1972. 
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8 THE O N G UARD

Contacts and agencies in your affected state

Florida Division of Emergency

Management

2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

(850) 413-9969

(850) 488-1016 FAX

www.floridadisaster.org

Miami-Dade County

Emergency Management 305-468-5400

Broward County. 

Emergency Management 954-831-3900

Monroe County

Emergency Management 305-289-6018

Family Program Joint Headquarters

1 (800) 226-0360

www.guardfamily.org

DCSPER-FR, P.O. Box 1008

St. Augustine, FL 32085-1008

DSN #: (904) 823-0360 / 860-7360

Fax #: (904) 823-0352

Wing Program Offices 

125 FW Air National Guard 125 FW/FR

14300 FANG Dr.

Jacksonville, FL 32218

Comm #: 904-741-7027

DSN #: 641-7027

Other #: cell: 904-703-9206 

Family Assistance Centers 

St. Augustine (800) 226-0360 

Miami (305) 684-1092 

Orlando (321) 231-0102 

Leesburg Ph: (352) 516-7109 

Panama City, (850) 596-2683 

Tallahassee (850) 528-9476

Camp Blanding (904) 814-4489 

Sarasota (941) 809-4096 

Pinellas Park (813) 376-6463 

Lakeland (813) 918-2473 

Other Useful Contacts

Fla Department of Transportation

www.dot.state.fl.us

Fla. Department of Health

www.doh.state.fl.us

Federal Emergency Management Agency

www.fema.gov

American Red Cross

www.redcross.org 

NGB Family Programs

www.guardfamily.org 

National Guard Bureau

www.ngb.army.mil 

Military One Source

www.militaryonesource.com/

Department of Health & Human Services

www.hhs.gov 

Louisiana Office of Emergency

Preparedness

7667 Independence Blvd.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

(225) 925-7500

(225) 925-7501 FAX 

http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov

Family Program Joint Headquarters

www.guardfamily.org

Operating from Dallas,Texas

Toll Free #: (800) 541-5860

Wing Program Offices 

159FW New Orleans Communication

down

Family Assistance Centers 

Camp Beauregard (866) 647-3617 

Lafayette (337) 593-2093 

Baton Rouge, (225) 355-3886

Ruston (866) 647-3615 

Shreveport (800) 342-7968 

ext.8102

Houma (866) 502-5053 

Abbeville (800) 568-9899 

ext.8130 

Lake Charles (800) 611-2536 

ext.8102 

(Editor’s note:As of Sept. 2, Houma FAC’s

communications were down. Call the amin toll

free number.)

Other Useful Contacts

Louisiana Homeland Security

www.ohsep.louisiana.gov

Louisiana State Police 

Hotline 1-800-469-4828

www.lsp.org/index.html

LA Department of Health ahd Hospitals

www.dhh.louisiana.gov

New Orleans Missing Persons Forum 

www.nola.com/forums/searching

Federal Emergency Management Agency

www.fema.gov

American Red Cross

www.redcross.org 

NGB Family Programs

www.guardfamily.org 

National Guard Bureau

www.ngb.army.mil 

Military One Source

www.militaryonesource.com/

Air Force One Source

www.airforceonesource.com

Disaster Help

www.disasterhelp.gov

Louisiana

Alabama Florida

Mississippi

Alabama Emergency Management Agency

5898 County Road 41

P.O. Drawer 2160

Clanton, Alabama 35046-2160

(205) 280-2200

(205) 280-2495 FAX

http://www.ema.alabama.gov/

Family Program Joint Headquarters

www.guardfamily.org

1720 Cong WL Dickerson Dr.

Montgomery, AL 36109-0711

DSN #: (334)-271-7283 / 363-7283

Fax #: (334) 363-7687

Toll Free #: (800) 231-2846

Wing Program Offices 

117ARW 5401 East Lake Blvd.

Birmingham, AL 999999

Comm #: 205-714-2699

DSN #: 778-2699

Other #: cell: 205-902-4027 

Family Assistance Centers 

Montgomery (334) 271-7283 

Homewood (205) 803-5296 

Linden (888) 397-0214 

Troy (334) 566-7014 

Fort McClellan (256) 847-4640 

Other Useful Contacts

Alabama Homeland Security

www.homelandsecurity.alabama.gov

Alabama Hospital contacts

www.alaha.org

Federal Emergency Management Agency

www.fema.gov

American Red Cross

www.redcross.org 

NGB Family Programs

www.guardfamily.org 

National Guard Bureau

www.ngb.army.mil 

Military One Source

www.militaryonesource.com/

US Department of Health & Human

Services

www.hhs.gov 

US Department of Defense

www.dod.mil

Air Force One Source

www.airforceonesource.com

Disaster Help

www.disasterhelp.gov

Mississippi Emergency Management

Agency

P.O. Box 4501 - Fondren Station

Jackson, Mississippi 39296-4501

(601) 352-9100

(800) 442-6362 Toll Free

Emergency: 1-800-222-MEMA(6362)

http://www.mema.state.ms.us

http://www.msema.org/mitigate/mssaferoominit.htm

Family Program Joint Headquarters

www.guardfamily.org

P.O. Box 5027

Jackson, MS 39296-5027

DSN #: (601) 313-6379 / 293-6379

Fax #: (601) 293-6151

Toll Free #: (866) 369-6506

Wing Program Offices 

172AW 141 Military Dr.

Jackson, MS 39232

Comm #: 601-405-8211

186ARW 6225 M St.

Meridian, MS 39307-7112

Comm #: 601-484-9623

DSN #: 778-9623

Cell #: 601-917-1192 

CRTC

4715 Hewes Ave., Bldg 1

Gulfport, MS 39507-4324

Comm #: 228-214-6018

DSN #: 363-6018

Other #: 1-866-618-9851 

Family Assistance Centers 

TOLL FREE: 1-888-288-4898

Jackson (877) 474-6522 

Greenwood (662) 453-8359 

McComb (601) 684-0554 

Tupelo (662) 891-9754 

Meridan (601) 553-3195 

Hattiesburg (601) 558-2883 

Biloxi (228) 388-3233 

Senatobia (662) 562-6920 

Monticello (601) 587-1039 

Amory (662) 256-7683 

Grenada (662) 294-0070 

Starkville (662) 323-5929 

(Editor’s note:As of Sept. 2, only the Amory

FAC had communications. The other FACs

should come on line as serrvices are

restored. If the local FAC is inoperatable, call

the toll free number.)

Other Useful Contacts

Miss. Department of Transportation

www.mdot.state.ms.us

Miss. Department of Homeland Security

www.homelandsecurity.ms.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency

www.fema.gov

NGB Family Programs

www.guardfamily.org

Disaster Help

www.disasterhelp.gov

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Contacting a Family Program Coordinator near you

The National Guard Family

Program office in each state joint

force headquarters (JFHQ) is

designed to assist family members of all service members,

regardless of the military organization or status, with information and/or referrals. Following

is a list of Family Program

offices in the 54 states and territories followed by Wing Family

Program Coordinators. 

Alaska

State Family Program Director 

SENior MASTER SGt. Jan Myers

505 W. Northern Lights Blvd.,

Suite108

Anchorage, AK 99503-2552

168ARW

Nola Barnes

2680 Flightline Ave. Ste. 117

Eielson AFB, AK 99702-1794

Office: 907-377-8715 DSN: 317-

377-8715

176 WG 

Emily Derksen

505 W. Northern Lights Blvd Suite

108

Anchorage, AK 99503-2552

Office/DSN 907-264-5346

Alabama

State Family Program Director

SGM Hubert Chance 

1720 Cong WL Dickerson Dr.

Montgomery, AL, 36109-0711

Office/DSN (334)-271-7283 / 363-

7283 or 1-(800) 231-2846

117ARW

Pamela Lacey

5401 East Lake Blvd.

Birmingham, AL 35217

Office/DSN 205-714-2699/ 778-

2699

187FW

Sharon Hubbert

5187 Selma Hwy.

Montgomery, AL 36108-4824

Office/DSN: 334-394-7119/ 358-

9119

Arkansas

SGT. 1ST CLASS Mary Myers

Camp Robinson

North Little Rock, AR 72119

Office/DSN: (501) 212-4102 / 962-

4102 or 1-(800) 446-4645

188 FW

Eva R. Patton, CIV/FAM

Family Readiness Support

Coordinator

188FW AIR NATIONAL GUARD

4850 Leigh Avenue

Fort Smith, AR 72903-6096

Office/DSN: 479-573-5167 / 778-

5167

189AW

Juanita Owens 

189th AW Family Program

112 CHIEF MAStER SGT. Williams

Drive

Little Rock AFB, AR 72099-4802

Arizona 

State Family Program Director

CW4 Jan Finney

5636 E. McDowell Rd.

Phoenix, AZ 85008-3495

Office/DSN: (602) 267-2593 / 853-

2593 or 1-(800) 233-7758

161 ARW

Glen Klassen

3200 E Old Tower Rd.

Phoenix, AZ. 85034-7263

Office/DSN: 602-302-9094/

853-9094

162 FW

Jolene Helt

1650 E Perimeter Way

Tucson, AZ 

Office/DSN: 520-295-6566/ 844-

6566

California

State Family Program Director

Steven Read

CAJS-FP Box 54, 9800 Goethe

Sacramento, CA 95827

Office/DSN: (916) 854-3252 / 466-

3252 or 1-(800) 449-9662

Carolann Wunderlin 

129 RQW

HQ 129th Rescue Wing/Family

Readiness

Building 680 Macon Road

California Air National Guard

Moffett Federal Airfield, CA 94035

144FW

Barbara Draughon

5323 E. McKinley Ave.

Fresno, CA 93727-2199

Office/DSN 59-454-5383/ 839-5383

146 AW

Jo Ann Bellen 

100 Mulcahey Dr.

Port Hueneme, CA

Office/DSN 805-986-7468/ 893-

7468

163 ARW

Debbie Hambrick

1620 Graeber Street

March ARB, CA 92518-1624

Office/DSN 951-655-2165 /

447-2165

Colorado

State Family Program Director

Debbi Blackburn

6848 S. Revere Parkway

Centennial, CO 80112

Office/DSN (303) 677-8844 

877-8844

140 WG

Mandy Romero

Buckley Air Force Base/140 S Aspen

St Stop 37

Aurora, CO 

Office/DSN:303-677-9116/ 877-

9116

Connecticut

State Family Program Director

Kimberly Hoffman

Connecticut National Guard 

Office of Family Programs

360 Broad Street

Hartford, CT 06105-3795

Office/DSN: (860) 493-2745/636-

0745 or 1-(800)858-2677

103 FW

Donna Rivera

100 Nicholson Rd.

E Granby, CT

Office/DSN: 860-292-2730/ 220-

2730

Washington DC

State Family Program Director

SGM Patricia Williamson

2001 East Capitol St.

Washington, DC 20003

Office/DSN: (202) 685-9826/ 325-

9826

113 FW

Connie Moore

Family Readiness and Support

Office (FRSO)

Room 106

3252 E. Perimeter Road

Andrews AFB, MD 20762-5411

Office/DSN: 240-857-9746/None

Deleware

State Family Program Director

LTC Willie Barnes

1st Regiment Rd.

Wilmington, DE 19808-2191

Office/DSN: (302) 326-7050 / 440-

7050 or 1-(877) 482-7333

166 AW

Yolanda DiVirgilio

2600 Spruance Drive

New Castle, DE 19720

Office/DSN: 302-323-3327/445-

7327

Florida

State Family Program Director

CW4 Bobbi Hall

DCSPER-FR, P.O. Box 1008

St. Augustine, FL 32085-1008

Office/DSN: (904) 823-0360 / 860-

7360 or 1-(800) 226-0360

125 FW

Beth Eifert

FL Air National Guard 125 FW/FR

14300 FANG Dr. 

Jacksonville, FL 32218

Office/DSN: 904-741-7027/ 641-

7027

Georgia

State Family Program Director

LTC LaNita (Rene) Kuhn

935 E. Confederate Avenue

S.E., Building 21

Atlanta, GA 30316-0965

Office/DSN: 404-624-6454/ 338-

6454

116ACW

Eileen Byrd

280 First St

Bldg 155, Robins AFB, 

GA 32218

Office/DSN: 478-327-6180/ 497-

6180

165 AW

Frank Baker

1401 Robert B. Miller Jr. Dr.

Garden City, GA

31408-9001

Office/DSN: 912-966-8363/ 860-

8363

Guam

State Family Program Director

LTC Michael Martinez

622 E. Harmon Industrial Park Rd

Ft. Juan Muna, 

Tamuning, GU 96911-4421

Office/DSN: 671-647-2717/ 271-

2722

Hawaii

State Family Program Director

LTC Laura Wheeler

3949 Diamond Head Rd

Honolulu, HI 96816-4495

Office/DSN: 808-732-1823/ 292-

5190

154 WG

Loretta Hales 

360 Harbor Dr.

Hickam AFB, HI 96853-5517

Office/DSN: 808-448-7282/None

Iowa

State Family Program Directors

Catherine Luther

Camp Dodge, 7700 NW Beaver Dr.

Johnston, IA 50131-1902

Office/DSN: (515) 252-4416 / 431-

4416 or 1-(800) 294-6607

132 FW

Amanda Wicker

3100 McKinley Ave.

Des Moines, IA

Office/DSN 515-256-8786

256-8786

DeAnna Pennings

185ARW

2920 Headquarters Ave.

Sioux City, IA, 51111

Office/DSN: 712-233-0817/585-

0817

Idaho

State Family Program Director

Bill Shouse

4749 Kennedy St. Bldg 902

Boise, ID 83705

Phone: (208) 422-4361

DSN: 422-4361

124WG

John Spurny 

3787 W. Areonca St.

Boise, ID 83705

Office/DSN: 208-422-5374/422-

5374

Illinois

State Family Program Director

SGT. 1ST CLASS Kelly Holdman

1301 N. Mac Arthur Blvd.

Springfield, IL 62702-2399

Office/DSN: (217) 761-3413 / 555-

3413 or 1-(800) 832-9225

126 ARW

May Alexander, Community

Manager 

126 Air Guard Way

Scott AFB, IL 62225

Office/DSN: 618-222-5761/ 760-

5761

182 AW

Susan Layhew

2416 South Falcon Blvd

Peoria, IL 61607-5023

Office/DSN: 309-633-5339/ 724-

5339

183 FW

Perry Jackson

3101 J. David Jones Pkwy.

Springfield, IL 62707-5001

Office/DSN: 217-757-1569/ 892-

8569

Indiana

State Family Program Director

Michael Conner

2002 S. Holt Rd. Bldg #3

Indianapolis, IN 46241-4839

Office/DSN: (317) 247-3192 / 369-

2192

122 FW

Lauri Turpin

3005 Ferguson Rd.

Fort Wayne IAP, IN 46809-0122

Office/DSN: 260-478-3279/ 786-

1279

181 FW

John Puckett, Community manager

800 S. Petercheff St.

Terre Haute, IN 47803-5000

Office/DSN: 812-877-5658/ 724-

1658

122 FW

Connie Douthat

3005 Ferguson Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46809-0122

Office/DSN: 260-478-3409/ 786-

1409

Kansas

State Family Program Director

CW3 Valerie Garcia

AGKS-HRO-SFPC, 2800 SW

Topeka, KS 66611-1287

Office/DSN: (785) 274-1171 / 720-

8171 or 1-(800) 432-2447

190ARW

Tonya Van Sickle

5920 SE Coyote Dr.

Topeka, KS 66619-5370

Office/DSN: 785-861-4940/ 720-

4940

Kentucky

MSG Thomas Combs

KG-DCSPER-FP, Boone NG Center,

100 Minuteman Parkway

Frankfort, KY 40601-6168

Office/DSN: (502) 607-1549 / 667-

1549

Toll Free#: (800) 372-7601

123 AW

Paula McLain and Darlene Swanner

1101 Grade Lane

Louisvile, KY 40213

Office/DSN: 502-364-9647/741-

4647

184 ARW

Evelyn McSwain

52955 Jayhawk Dr., #28

McConnell AFB, KS 67221-9000

Office/DSN: 316-759-7092/ 743-

7092

Louisiana

State Family Program Director

CPT Susan Bush

Jackson Barracks. Bldg 57

New Orleans, LA 70146-0330

Office/DSN: (504) 278-8325 / 278-

8325

Toll Free#: (800) 541-5860

159 FW

Carrie Matirne

400 Russell Ave., Box 27 NAS-JRB

New Orleans, LA 70143-0027

Office/DSN #: 504-391-8505/457-

8505

Massachusetts

State Family Program Director

Maureen Serrecchia

Family Program Office, 14

Minuteman Lane

Wellesly, MA 02481

Office/DSN #: (508) 233-7222/256-

7222

Toll Free #: (888) 301-3103 ext 7222

102 FW

Erin Creighton

158 Reilly Street Box 70

Otis ANGB, MA 02542-5028

Office/DSN #: (508) 968-4855/ 557-

4855

104 FW

Sandra Wakefield

175 Falcon Dr.

Westfield, MA 01085

Office/DSN #:413-568-9151

EXT1183/ 698-1183

Maryland 

State Family Program Director

MSG Ann Weih-Clark

29th Division St. 5th Regiment

Armory

Baltimore, MD 21201-2208

Office/DSN #: (410) 576-6019 /

None

Toll Free #: (877) 399-6221

175 WG

Karol Yox

2701 Eastern Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21220

Office/DSN: 410-918-6768/243-

6768

Maine

State Family Program Director

SGT. 1ST CLASS Barbara Claudel

DVEM, ATTN DPA-FP, State House

Station #33

Augusta, ME 04333-0033

Office/DSN #: (207) 626-4410 /

476-4410

101 ARW

Pattie Reynolds 

103 Maineiac Av, Ste 505

Bangor, ME 04401-3099

Office/DSN #: 207-990-

7494/7225/698-7494/7225

Michigan

State Family Program Director 

MSG Janet Weber

2500 S. Washington Ave.

Lansing, MI 48913-5101

Office/DSN #: (517) 702-5116 / 623-

0116 or 1-(800) 616-0128

110 FW

Robin Berry

3545 Mustang Ave.

Battle Creek, MI 49015-5509

Office/DSN # : 269-969-3493/ 580-

3493 or 1-(800)-753-6201 ext 3493

127 WG

Pam Harris

29423 George Ave., #101

Selfridge ANG Base, MI 48045

Office/DSN # (810)-307-5583/ 273-

5583

CRTC

Justin Dyess

5884 A Street

Alpena, MI 49707-8125

Office/DSN: 989-354-6220/ 741-

3220

Minnesota

State Family Program Director

MAJ Jim Swanson

8180 Belden Boulevard, ATTN:

MNAG-JCEFO

Cottage Grove, MN 55016

Office/DSN #: (651) 268-8208 /

825-8208 or 1-(888) 234-1274

133 AW

Ms Jill Lawrence

133AW/GFN, Bldg 631, 631

Minuteman Dr.

St. Paul, MN 55111-4116

Office/DSN #: 612-713-2367/783-

2367

148 FW

Jennifer Kuhlman

4680 Viper St

Duluth, MN 55811-6031

Office/DSN #: 218-788-7833/825-

7833

Missouri

State Family Program Director

CW4 Michael McGuire

2302 Militia Drive

Jefferson City, MO 65101

Office/DSN #: (573) 638-9827 /

555-9827 or 1-(800) 299-9603

131 FW

Kathy Fitzgerald

10800 Lambert International Blvd,

Stop 2

St. Louis, MO 63044

Office/DSN #: 314-527-6362/824-

6362

139 AW

Jane Lackey

705 Memorial Drive

St. Joseph, MO 64503-9307

Office/DSN #: 816-236-3517/356-

3517

Mississippi

State Family Program Director

CW3 Melissa Tanksley

P.O. Box 5027

Jackson, MS 39296-5027

Office/DSN #: (601) 313-6379 /

293-6379 or 1-(866) 369-6506

172 AW

Marianne Breland

141 Military Dr.

Jackson, MS 39232

Office/DSN #: 601-405-8211/828-

8211

186 ARW

Connie Myers

6225 M St.

Meridian, MS 39307-7112

Office/DSN: 601-484-9623/ 778-

9623

CRTC

Charles Carrigan 

4715 Hewes Ave., Bldg 1

Gulfport, MS 39507-4324

Office/DSN #: 228-214-6018

363-6018

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Montana

State Family Program Director

Dorrie Hagan

P.O. Box 4789, 1900 N. Williams St.

Helena, MT 59604-4789

Office/DSN #: (406) 324-3239 / 324-3239 

120 FW

Susan Fairhurst

2800 Airport Avenue B

Great Falls, MT 59404-3750

Office/DSN #: 406-791-0867/ 781-0488

North Carolina

State Family Program Director

CPT Sherrell Murray

4105 Reedy Creek Rd.

Raleigh, NC 27607-6410

Office/DSN #: (919) 664-6324 / 582-9324 or

(800) 621-4136

145 AW

Kathleen Flaherty

5225 Morris Field Dr.

Charlotte, NC 28208-5704

Office/DSN #: 704-398-4949/231-4949

North Dakota

State Family Program Director

CPT Jackie Huber

P.O. Box 5511

Bismark, ND 58506-5511

Office/DSN #: (701) 333-2058 / 373-2058 0r

1-(800) 242-4940

119FW

Jody Harms

1400 28th Ave

No. Fargo, ND 58102-1051

Office/DSN #: 701-451-2112/ 362-8112

Nebraska

State Family Program Director

MAJ Drey Ihm

1234 Military Rd.

Lincoln, NE 68508-1097

Office/DSN: (402) 309-7332 / 279-7332 or

1-(800) 432-6778

155 ARW

Nicole A. Effle

2420 W. Butler Ave.

Lincoln, NE 68524-1885

Office/DSN: 402-309-1588/279-1588

New Hampshire

State Family Program Director

2LT Kenneth Leedberg

State Military Reservation, 4 Pembroke Rd.

Concord, NH 03301-5652

Office: 603-225-1215 or DSN: 684-9215

Hotline: 1-800-472-0328

157 ARW

Bonnie Lee Rice

302 Newmarket St

Pease ANGB, NH 03803-0157

Office/DSN: 603-430-3545/852-3545

New Jersey

State Family Program Director

CW4 Ralph Cwieka

Joint Force Headquarters, 3650 Saylors Pond

Rd.

Office/DSN: (609) 562-0668 / 944-0668 or

1- (888) 859-0352

108 ARW

Tiffany L. Colby

3327 Charles Blvd.

McGuire AFB, NJ 08641

Office/DSN: (609)754-4479/650-4479

177 FW

Joan Searfoss

400 Langley Rd.

Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234-9500

Office/DSN: 609-645-6248/455-6248

New Mexico

State Family Program Director

MAJ Robert Wilson

10 Bataan Blvd.

Santa Fe, NM 87508-4277

Office/DSN: (505) 474-1220 / 867-8220 or

1- (866) 460-4100

150 FW

Therese Sanchez

2251 Air Guard Rd., SE (Fam Prog)

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5875

Office/DSN: 505-853-5668/263-5668

Nevada

State Family Program Director

MAJ Joanne Farris

2460 Fairview Lane

Carson City, NV 89701

Office/DSN: (775) 887-7328 / 830-5328

152 AW

Larry Miller

1776 National Guard Way

Reno, NV 89502-4494

Office/DSN: 775-788-4585/830-4585

New York

State Family Program Director

SGM Charles Steele

Attn: MNHF-FP, 330 Old Niskayuna Rd.

Latham, NY 12110-2224

Office/DSN: (518) 786-4774 / 489-4774

105AW

Kathy Laramee

One Militia Way, Stewart ANG Base

Newburgh, NY 11978-1201

Office/DSN: 845-563-2062/636-2062

106 RQW

Lisa D'Agostino

150 Old Riverhead Rd

Westhampton Beach, NY

Office/DSN: 631-288-7033/456-7033

107 ARW

Carole Adamczyk

9910 Guardian St

Niagara Falls, NY 14304-6001

Office/DSN: 716-236-3411/238-3411

109AW

Beverly Keating

Stratton ANGB, 1 Air National Rd.

Scotia, NY 12302-9752

Office/DSN: 518-344-2357/344-2357

174FW

Terri Scanlin

NYANG, 6001 E. Molloy Rd.

Syracuse, NY 13211-7099

Office/DSN: 315-454-6577/489-9577

Ohio

State Family Program Director

CW2 Carmen Davis

2825 W. Dublin Granville Rd.

Columbus, OH 43235-2789

Office/DSN: (614) 336-7192 / 273-7192

or 1- (800) 589-9914

121 ARW

Carolyn J. Ebert

7370 Minuteman Way

Columbus, OH 43217

Office/DSN: 614-492-4417/696-4417

178FW

Jane Esprit

706 Regula Ave.

Springfield, OH 45502

Office/DSN: 937-525-2583/346-2583

179 AW

Faline Rowland

1947 Harrington Memorial Road

Mansfield, OH 44903-0179

Office/DSN: 419-520-6600/696-6600

180 FW

Judy York

2660 S. Eber Rd.

Swanton, OH 43558

Office/DSN: 419-868-4550/580-4550

Oklahoma

State Family Program Director

CPT Kenneth Iverson

3501 Military Circle

Oklahoma City, OK 73111-4839

Office/DSN: (405) 228-5591 / 628-5591

137 AW

Jennifer Lain

5624 Air Guard Dr.

Oklahoma City, OK 73159

Office/DSN: 405-686-5683/720-5683

138 FW

Connie Hurt

4200 N. 93rd E., Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74115-1699

Office/DSN: 918-833-7732/894-7732

Oregon

State Family Program Director

Diane Gooding

P.O. Box 14350, 1776 Militia Way

Salem, OR 97309-5047

Office/DSN: (503) 584-3543 / 355-3543

or 1-(800) 452-7500

142FW

Mary Bell

6801 Ne Cornfoot Road

Portland IAP, OR 97218-2797

Office/DSN: 503-335-4193/ 638-4193

173 FW

Tamra Narramore

211 Arnold Ave, Suite 30

Klamath Falls, OR 97603

Office/DSN: 541-885-6112/ 830-6112

Pennsylvania

State Family Program Director

MAJ Joseph Conrad

Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs, Attn:

MP-FAO

Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003

Office/DSN#: (717) 861-8841 / 491-8841

or 1- 800-634-1790

111 FW

Nicholas Monatesti

1151 Fairchild St.

Willow Grove ARS, PA 19090-5300

Office/DSN#: 215-443-1409/991-1409

171 ARW

Deb Krall

300 Tanker Road, #4221

Coraopolis, PA 15108-4221

Office/DSN#: 412-474-7365/ 277-7365

193 RD

Sabrina Lengner

81 Constellation Ct.

Middletown, PA 17057

Office/DSN#: 717-948-3155/ 423-3155

Puerto Rico

State Family Program Director

SGT. 1ST CLASS Nydia Garcia

P.O. Box 9023786, San Juan, PR 00902-3786

E-Mail: nydia.garcia@pr.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (787) 289-1516 / None

156 AW

200 Jose A. Santana Ave.

Carolina, PA 00979

Office/DSN: 787-253-5139/ 860-9139

Rhode Island

State Family Program Director

LTC Robert Behm

TAGRI.DP/FC, 645 New London Ave.

Cranston, RI 02920-3783

Office/DSN#: (401) 275-4194 / 247-4194

or 877-440-7994

143AW

Tina Scully

1 Minuteman Way

North Kingstown, RI 02852

Office/DSN: 401-886-0148/ 476-3148

South Carolina

State Family Program Director

SGT. 1ST CLASS Kathy Maffet

TAG-FP-Stop 1, 1 National Guard Rd.

Columbia, SC 29201

Office 803-806-2908

169FW

Doris Luellen

1325 S. Carolina Rd., #28

Eastover, SC 29044-5028

Office/DSN: 803-647-8089/ 583-8089

South Dakota 

State Family Program Director

LTC Steve Dunn

2823 West Main St.

Rapid City, SD 57702-8186

E-Mail: steve.dunn@sd.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (605) 737-6728 / 747-8728

or 1-800-658-3930

114FW

Rebecca Anderson

1201 W. Algonquin St.

Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Office/DSN#: 605-988-5962/ 798-7962

Tennessee

State Family Program Director

MAJ Ronald Strahle

601 Fitzhugh Blvd.

Smyrna, TN 37167

E-Mail: ronald.strahle@tn.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (615) 355-3996 / 683-3996

or 1-877-311-3264

118AW

Sherri Weathers

240 Knapp Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37217-2538

Office/DSN#: 615-399-5504/ 778-6504

134 AW

Stephen Latham

134 Briscoe Dr.

Knoxville, TN 37777-6203

Office/DSN#: (865) 985-3107/ 266-3107

164 ARW

Betty Gaskins

2815 Democrat Rd., Bldg 402, Rm 26

Memphis, TN 38118-1510

901-291-7125/726-7125

Texas

State Family Program Director

LTC Timothy Red

2200 W. 35th St., Bldg 42

Camp Mabry, TX 78703

E-Mail: timothy.red@tx.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (512) 782-6748/ 954-6748

or 1-800-252-8032

136 AW

Jo Carter

300 Hensley Ave., #201

Fort Worth, TX 76127-1673

Office/DSN#: 817-852-3558/874-3558

147 FW

Terry Guidry

14657 Sneider St

Houston, TX 77034-5586

Office/DSN#: 281-929-2056/ 454-2056

149 FW

Shanita Lanier

107 Hensley St. Suite 1

Lackland AFB, TX 78236-0103

Office/DSN#: 210-977-6171/945-6171

Utah

State Family Program Director

2LT David Jones

UT-DCSPER-FP, P.O. Box 1776

Draper, UT 84020-1776

E-Mail david.jones@ut.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (801) 523-4533 / 766-4533

Fax#: (801) 766-4846

Monica Streeter

765 N. 2200 W.

Salt Lake City, 84116-2999

Office/DSN#: 801-245-2524/245-2524

Virginia

State Family Program Director

Timothy Baer

Attn: VAPA-FP, Bldg 316, FT Pickett

Blackstone, VA 23824

Office (434) 298-6336

192FW

Angie Wade

50 Falcon Rd., Suite 6

Sandston, VA 23150-2524

Office/DSN#: 804-236-7036/ 864-7036

Virgin Islands

State Family Program Director

Ms. Linda Todman

4031 La Grande Princesse, Lot 1B

Christianstead, VI 00820-4353

E-Mail: linda.todman@vi.ngb.army.mil

Office/DSN#: (340) 712-7787/ None

Fax#: (340) 712-7782

Vermont

State Family Program Director

Mrs. Lynn Bedell

789 Vermont National Guard Road

Colchester, VT 05446-3099

Office/DSN#: (802) 338-3347 / 636-3347

or 1-800-607-8773

158FW

Angela Prive

88 NCO Dr., Suite 114

South Burlington, VT 05403

Office/DSN#: 802-652-8035/ 220-8035

Washington

State Family Program Director

LTC Diane Williams

Bldg 97 Camp Murray

Tacoma, WA 98430

Office/DSN# (253) 512-7754 / 512-7881

Or 1-800-364-7492

141 ARW

1403 W. Wainwright Blvd.

Fairchild AFB, WA 99011

Office/DSN#: 509-247-7009/ 657-7009

DET-1

Angela Rivera

Building 106, 41st Division Way

Camp Murray, WA 98430

Office/DSN#: 253-512-3397/ 370-3397

Wisconsin

State Family Program Director

1LT Daniel Hanson

2400 Wright Street

Madison, WI 53708

Office/DSN#: (608) 242-3480 / 724-3480

or 1-800-292-9464

115 FW

Vicki Edgren

2625 Hoffman St. Bldg. 307

Madison, WI 

Office/DSN#: 608-245-4654/ 724-8654

128ARW

Debbie Schultz

1919 E. Grange Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53207-6199

Office/DSN#: 414-944-8249/580-8249

West Virginia

State Family Program Director

COL Glen Diehl

1701 Coonskin Dr.

Charleston, WV 25311-1085

Office/DSN#: (304) 561-6380 / 623-6380

or 1-800-794-8273

130AW

Sharon Peters

1679 Coonskin Dr.

Charleston, WV 25311-5000

Office/DSN#: 304-341-6625/ 366-6625

167AW

Susan Sanders

222 Sabre Jet Blvd.

Martinsburg, WV 25401

Office/DSN#: 304-262-5590/242-5590

Wyoming

State Family Program Director

William Breckenridge

5500 Bishop Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82009-3320

Office/DSN#: (307) 772-5208 / 388-5208

Toll Free#: 800-635-4917

153AW

Denise Rampolla

217 Dell Range Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82009

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16 THE O N G UARD

Pfc. Sean McKenna works the crowd as 1st Lt. Amanda Clerc snaps photos of

people in front of the National Guard's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series racing car.

Both are members of the Mobile Events Team.