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Air Force
Air Force Aid Society
P.O. Box 2208
Arlington, VA 22202
703-972-2650
850-882-9061
850-883-4020
Contact information for key programs and services at this installation.
If you need emergency assistance, you can expect to get help from your installation, your branch of service resources. There are programs to support you in a variety of situations, including victim assistance, emergencies en route and service-specific relief societies. Below, you’ll find types of assistance, contact information, and detailed procedures and guidance to help you through any tough circumstances that you or your family may face.
Team Eglin's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program mission: Provide response, victim advocacy, case management and sexual assault awareness, prevention and response training to the Team Eglin and Arnold Air Force Base population.
Help is just a phone call away: If you have been sexually assaulted, please call the Team Eglin 24/7 SARC Response Helpline at 850-882-SARC or 850-882-7272 or DSN 872-7272.
Additionally, DOD has set up a 24-hour hotline at 877-995-5247 or safehelpline.org for geographically separated military personnel as well. Military members who access the DOD hotline will be referred to the nearest sexual assault response coordinator's office for assistance. You may also e-mail the Team Eglin SARC at 96tw.96twsarc@us.af.mil.
For victim assistance, please contact Team Eglin's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocates at 850-882-SARC (7272). You can also speak with Family Advocacy at 850-883-8616.
For immediate urgent assistance, please call security forces/military police at 850-882-2502 or dial 911 for ALL emergencies.
Air Force Aid 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 by DDP, funeral expenses, emergency transportation, essential car repairs, pay and allotment problems, disasters and assistance for widows, mothers and children.
To apply for AFAS assistance, please visit https://afas.org/emergencyassistance/. Army service members, please visit AER at https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/.
For questions about the application process, please call the Eglin Military & Family Readiness Center at 850-882-9060.
The American Red Cross is part of the Family Readiness division and offers food, clothing and financial support for military families in need. The Red Cross can also help with deployed military family members who need to return home in the case of a family emergency. The American Red Cross offers safety classes such as CPR and first aid. For more information about specific programs or services, call 850-382-0887 or the 24-hour national number, 877-272-7337.
Ensure all your important documents are with you and not packed with your household goods.
Dorm Management: The only information incoming members need to reserve a dorm room is the airman’s name, gender, rank, and their DOD ID number.
Also ensure you have phone numbers for your Commander, First Sergeant and your sponsor in case you have an emergency while you are traveling.
Release 2023.08.17.1