AFRC wants hurricane victims to check in

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) --  Air Force Reserve Command officials said they are extremely concerned about reservists assigned to New Orleans or Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., who have not contacted their units with their status after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29.

"Only 63 percent of our (servicemembers) assigned to Keesler and 56 percent who are assigned to New Orleans have reported their status," said Steve Mann, AFRC director of personnel. "We are very concerned about the more than 930 reservists who are unaccounted for and who may be in need."

People assigned to the 926th Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, should call the Barksdale AFB, La., command post at (318) 456-9233, or the 10th Air Force command post at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas, after hours at (800) 828-4624.

People in Keesler's 403rd Wing need to call their unit at (888) 436-2246, ext. 53177.

Individual mobilization augmentees should contact the AFRC Readiness Management Group here at (800) 223-1784, ext. 72285 or 72286.

If unable to reach those numbers, AFRC servicemembers and civilians can report their current status or whereabouts or get answers to questions concerning Air Force hurricane operations by calling the Air Force Personnel Center Personnel Readiness Center at (800) 435-9941.

For other assistance, reservists may contact the AFRC headquarters staff at the following extensions by dialing toll free (800) 223-1784: civilian personnel, ext. 71324; personnel readiness center, ext. 70095; and family readiness director, ext. 71241. The AFRC command center -- open 24/7 -- is ext. 70680. (Courtesy of AFRC News Service)