Who We Serve - 1.4million active duty military members. - 800,000 National Guardand Reservists - 24 million veterans - 3 million family members
How we Serve - 2,000 locations within the United States - 700 volunteers in Veteran Affairs hospitals - Full-time call centers for emergency communications. - Full-time family support managers across the country. - Deployed staff in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait. Operation Enduring Freedom: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
-25 December 2002, the first Red Cross staff members arrived in Uzbekistan. They served all U.S. troops in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan.
-August 2003, the Red Cross moved to Bagram AB, Afghanistan, to service the same area. The office also ran a canteen with video and book libraries.
-October 2003, another office was opened at Kandahar.
-December 2002 – July 2004, 6,500 emergency messages.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Kuwait/Iraq
-25 January 2003, the first Red Cross staff members arrived in Kuwait.
-This is the largest Red Cross deployment since Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
-ARC deployed staff, live and worked in the same environment and conditions as the U.S. military.
-January 2003 – July 2004:
-250,000 emergency messages
-200,000 comfort kits
-70,000 calling cards
-100,000 blank greeting cards
-56,000 boxes of quality of life items
-Canteen services.
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