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Great Plains Service Center
Services to Armed Forces
(580) 355-2480
or Toll Free at
1-888-405-9543
Lawton/Fort Sill(click above for more information on Red Cross in Lawton/Fort Sill Area)
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The Red Cross provided 648,920 emergency communication services to 196,000 military families worldwide.
$5,643,820 in emergency financial aid was delivered to 5,224 service members, their families, retired military personnel and widows of retired military personnel in partnership with the military aid societies.
Through the Get to Know Us Program, community education reached 930,573 active duty, National Guard/Reserve service members and families in communities throughout the U.S. as they deployed in response to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
How do we do it?
With 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year emergency communication services reaching military installations, embassies and ships at sea around the world.
With 11,800 volunteers serving in Red Cross chapters throughout the United States and on military installations worldwide.
With a worldwide emergency communication network with two Service to the Armed Forces Centers, 756 chapters across the nation and offices on 61 nationally-managed military installations across the globe.
Funding for American Red Cross assistance is paid for largely through donations from the American people.
The Red Cross transmits emergency communications to
members of our Armed Forces and DOD Civilians
24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Members of the Armed Forces currently stationed at or deployed from
Fort Sill and their dependants can contact:
Red Cross - Services to the Armed Forces Center
(877) 272-7337
Jerry B. Adkison
American Red Cross
Manager, SAF Center Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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Other family members should call their local Red Cross.
If you live in Commanche, Cotton, Jefferson,
Stephenson, Caddo (city of Apache)& Tillman Counties call:
If you live in another area you can find the listing for your
local Red Cross Chapter in the phonebook or
click here for chapter locator assistance.
Have this information prepared to expedite your case.
Service member's Information
Full Name (with correct spelling)
Social Security Number and Date of Birth
Full Military Address, Squadron or Unit, Branch of Service and Rank
Permanent Duty Station (if temporarily assigned elsewhere)
Phone Numbers for work and home
Home Address
For notification of an illness:
Name of patient
Relationship to service member
Physician's Name
Hospital or Nursing Home & Location
Phone Number (if possible)
Hospital Room Number
For a death notification:
Name of deceased
Relationship to service member.
Funeral Home or Hospital & Location
Phone Number of Hospital or Funeral Home
Home (if possible)
The American Red Cross caseworker will need to verify the information by calling the physician, hospital or funeral home. Verification is done before any message can be processed. After the American Red Cross verifies a situation the military is then notified of the request. The military makes all decisions relating to the service member's emergency leave.
The American Red Cross Does NOT and Can NOT authorize leave. |
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Service to the Armed Forces Information
SAF helps members of the military and their family members cope with separation and other special needs related to service in the armed forces. Services include around-the-clock, around-the-world communication between military members and their families; neutral, impartial assistance, including comfort and counseling; independent verification of emergency situations; and financial assistance and referrals for emergency travel and other family needs.
SAF Background
SAF paid and volunteer staff members deploy with U.S. troops in operations and exercises worldwide. They deliver many other basic Red Cross services, including health and safety education, volunteer recruitment and placement, and disaster services at Red Cross stations on U.S. military installations worldwide.
All services are consistent with the American Red Cross mission of helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies and are provided by trained paid and volunteer staff members committed to the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. In 1905, the U.S. Congress granted a charter to the American Red Cross that required the organization to act "in accord with the military authorities as a medium of communication between the people of the United States and their armed forces..." Since that charter was granted, the Red Cross has provided not only communications but a variety of basic humanitarian services to help members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families around the world.
SAF Services
SAF assist both active duty military and family members and veterans in a number of areas. Listed below is a brief description of some of the services offered. For more information, contact the Great Plains Service Center at 580-355-2480 or stop by the Chapter offices at 401 W. Gore Blvd, Lawton, OK.
Financial Assistance
The Red Cross collaborates with the Military Aid Societies in providing financial assistance, either as an interest-free loan or as a grant, when an urgent personal or family crisis arises. Financial assistance is provided when there is a demonstrated need for funds for such things as emergency travel, burial assistance, or urgent health and welfare needs such as food and shelter. Please contact your local Aid Society during duty hours.
Emergency Communications
The Red Cross keeps military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of an immediate family member or the birth of a child or in response to other family emergencies. Red Cross emergency messages provide military personnel and their commanders with fast, reliable information to help them make decisions regarding emergency leave, deferment, compassionate reassignment, and dependency discharge. This service is provided 24 hours 7 days per week to family members needing to send a message. 24 hours per day 7 days per week contact 1-877-272-7337. Please keep in mind we want to serve you as quickly as possible and sometimes we are waiting for a verification prior to letting you know the message has been sent.
Counseling
The Red Cross offers counseling, information, referrals, and other social services to military families. Red Cross AFES workers are neutral personnel to whom military persons or family members can go for confidential problem solving.
Veterans
The Red Cross provides assistance and information to veterans about the Department of Veterans Affairs. Red Cross workers assist veterans in the preparation, development, and effort to obtain evidence to support a claim for financial benefits through the Board of Veterans Appeals. Also, through the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services, Red Cross volunteers also provide a number of support services to patients in Veterans
Administration hospitals
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