1) Red Cross notifies CPA whom attempts to find the service member. Another reason why I am such a butthead about accountability

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From: Fullard, Ray C. (E-8) 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:32 PM
To: Scott, Mandy L. (O-3)
Cc: Dominguez, Humberto (E-5)
Subject: RE: Red Cross Ma’am, I have inquired about that same procedure and found there was nothing in writing. We are flying by the seat of our gym shorts. What I have found out is the following; 1) Red Cross notifies CPA whom attempts to find the service member. Another reason why I am such a butthead about accountability. 2) Once notified we will assist the service member in making arrangements to get home. We will produce emergency leave papers. We will pull some strings to get him/her to BIAP and further along to Kuwait for a flight out. 3) Orders will be cut (if needed) to get the civilian flight to the HOR. Now saying all of the that, if there is a bona-fide emergency and the service member knows about in advance, his or her chain should make every effort to verify and let us start working the issue to get them home early. From my previous investigation the Red Cross message will get here LATE! I know it was not much help but that is all I know at the moment. Semper Fidelis 1stSgt -----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Mandy L. (O-3) 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:36 AM
To: Fullard, Ray C. (E-8)
Subject: FW: Red Cross 1st Sgt, Do you know anything about this process or can you point me in the right direction? Thanks for your help as always! Capt Scott -----Original Message-----
From: Robb, Christopher L. (E-9) 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:33 AM
To: Scott, Mandy L. (O-3); Lewis, Rod L. (O-4)
Subject: Red Cross Ma'am, Checking the process for home emergencies. there is a potential currently here where an individual maybe receiving a red cross message. Is there a procedure to move someone back to CONUS for Red Cross message? How do we move them from Taji (or other locations) through BIAP? to ?? This individual's wife is having difficulties with labor and there may be problems with a potential premature birth. We can only act on a red cross message with a case number where the individual has been requested to return for the emergency. Just checking our process. Thanks. SGM R