Preparing Your Family for Emergencies

The Department of Defense restricted all domestic and overseas travel to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease. The department has taken this action to protect your health and well-being and to keep the military force effective and ready.

Service members and their families who have been affected financially as a result of travel restrictions, closures and other events associated with coronavirus disease 2019 can check with their service relief organization to see if emergency help is available

Everyone plays a role in ensuring gun safety at home. Knowing and understanding the safety measures and precautions needed to keep a household safe can save lives.

The Department of Defense is committed to evaluating the threat from coronavirus disease 2019 and its impact on the nation’s security.

All military installations are required to create and maintain an emergency family assistance plan to help protect military families and other Department of Defense personnel.