Contact information available concerning Hurricane Katrina

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  For information relating to Hurricane Katrina, to include Stop Movement and entitlements, the following phone numbers and Web sites are available:

The Air Force Personnel Center Personnel Readiness Center can be contacted toll free at (800) 435-9941. The PRC can provide information about bases affected by Stop Movement and provide instructions for contacting a person’s unit control center.

The AFPC Web site at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil contains information on entitlements for Air Force people affected by the hurricane, such as limited evacuation allowances and expenses for lodging, transportation, meals and incidentals. Click on the "Hurricane Katrina" tab. The allowances can be viewed by at the AFPC Web site by clicking the “military” tab, then the “readiness” tab and then the “readiness support” link. Once there, Airmen can click on links outlining Hurricane Katrina entitlements.

The Keesler Web site at www.keesler.af.mil can provide local updates on recovery efforts at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

Air Force Reserve Command personnel assigned to New Orleans and Keesler should check in with their units immediately if they have not done so. Those assigned to the 926th Fighter Wing should call the command post at Barksdale AFB, La., at (318) 456-9233 for accountability. Reservists and civilians assigned to the 403rd Wing may check in at (888) 436-2246 at extension 53177.

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

For questions that cannot be answered by AFPC, reservists may contact the AFRC headquarters staff at the following extensions by dialing toll free at (800) 223-1784: civilian personnel, 71206; personnel readiness center, 71262; family readiness director, 71241; chief personnel, 70390. The AFRC command center -- open 24/7 -- is available at extension 70680.