AFRC Wants Hurricane Victims to Check In

Air Force Reserve Command officials are extremely concerned about reservists assigned to New Orleans or Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., who have not notified their units of their status after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29. Only 63 percent of the members assigned to Keesler and 56 percent stationed at New Orleans had reported their status as of last week, and more than 930 were unaccounted for, said an official. Members of Keesler’s 403rd Wing should call (888) 436-2246, ext. 53177. Air Force members 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. Individual mobilization augmentees should contact the AFRC Readiness Management Group at (800) 223-1784, ext. 72285 or 72286.