Disaster Supplies Kit Contact Us Armed Forces and Emergency Services Services to Members of the Armed Forces Emergency Communications Lengthy separations from home force members of the Armed Forces and their families to face many unique challenges. The Red Cross is the official communications link that connects service members stationed anywhere in the world with their families in times of need. The information is provided in an accurate, confidential manner. All information is verified so that the command can make the appropriate emergency leave decision.
Some communication is classified as routine and under certain circumstances can be sent as well.
The local Red Cross provides training in International Humanitarian Law to help people understand the importance the Geneva Conventions. The Red Cross is engaged in tracing services aimed at reuniting families whose ties have been severed due to war, disaster or famine. In these times of international calamity, normal communications systems are either restricted or cease to function. The results can separate families and cut off communications with loved ones far away. The Red Cross is still assisting the families of Holocaust victims discover what happened to their ancestors over 50 years ago.