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In a unit like the 82nd where deployments are typically reactive with little notice, this section covers a few things to consider before your unit assumes the Immediate Response Force 1 (IRF 1). At the company level, leaders will ensure Paratroopers complete required tasks before assuming IRF 1. This includes completing a pre-deployment health assessment via MedPros, getting up to date on vaccines, getting a dental checkup, taking a vision, hearing, neurocognitive (ANAM) and HIV test, updating their SGLI (Life Insurance Coverage) via MilConnect, and updating their DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Contact) via IPPS-A.
Plan My Deployment Checklists
Communication
Be aware that communication with your Family, friends, and loved ones is not guaranteed during deployment. When packing your bags prior to assuming the IRF 1, pack a notebook that contains the phone numbers, emails, and addresses of your loved ones
Discuss how you and your loved ones will get in touch in case of an emergency if you were to deploy. Ensure your loved one is aware of the Red Cross Emergency Message process. Also, ensure your loved one and their contact information up to date on your unit's Next of Kin Roster and your DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data).
It is really important for the correct contact information for a Family member to be on the unit's Next of Kin (NOK) roster. This is how units are able to quickly inform, update, and remain in contact with Families during activations when the service members will likely be out of reach! Refer to your Brigade tab under the "82nd Airborne Division Events and Opportunities Section" to find your Paratrooper's Battalion's Family Point of Contact or Command Family Readiness Representative. They are typically the ones who help oversee unit NOK rosters!
Financial Planning
Revisit where your money is going and document recurring monthly expenses (rent, car payment, insurance, streaming service, utilities, etc.)
Ensure all bills are on autopay
Military ID Card
Make sure everyone in your family has a valid military ID. Military ID cards allow family members to access important services and privileges, like TRICARE health insurance and the on-base commissary and exchange.
ID Cards / Common Access Cards can be renewed within 90 days before the date of expiration. Bring two valid forms of identification (State issued driver's license, birth certificate, social security card, or US passport) when you go to renew. You can renew the following ways:
82nd Airborne ID Card Facility does strictly walk-ins Monday-Friday from 8am - 4 pm (closed from 12pm - 1pm with last service at 3:40pm). They are located in Gavin Hall, Bldg. C-7417, Room 146.
Fort Bragg Main ID Card Facility is open Monday - Friday from 8:15am - 4:30pm. They are located on the 1st floor of the Soldier Support Center, Bldg. 4-2843 Normandy Drive. Visit here for more info.
Service member can request an updated ID Card for a spouse online via https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/.
Health Care
Ensure you and your family are properly enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS, and TRICARE via the MilConnect website.
Confirm all information is up to date for both you and your family members.
Records
Review all legal and tax documents with a trusted friend or family member.
Consider making a Power of Attorney and/or Will. Information on how to recieve this service for free is in a section below.
Share the login information for important accounts with a trusted friend or family member.
Home and Vehicle Maintenance
Make a plan - who will look after your house and/or vehicle if you were to deploy?
Designate a trusted friend or family member to handle your mail.
Click above to utilize Military OneSource in the planning process.
The Red Cross Emergency Message
The Red Cross helps military families communicate with their loved ones through the Hero Care Network, available 24 hours a day online, by phone and through the mobile app.
The Red Cross helps military families communicate with their loved ones through the Hero Care Network, available 24 hours a day online, by phone and through the mobile app.
Ways to request for a Red Cross message in the event you need to relay an emergency message to your service member who is in a remote location or on a mission with little connectivity:
Download our free app
Call the Red Cross at 1-877-272-7337
Information needed when submitting a request:
Service member’s full legal name, rank/rating, and social security number or date of birth
Military unit address
Information about the deployed unit and home base unit (for deployed service members only)
It is also helpful to have as much information about the emergency as possible.
Name and contact for the immediate family member experiencing the emergency (could be spouse, parent, child/grandchild, or grandparent)
Nature of the emergency
Where the emergency took place
Power of Attorney and Living Will Free Service
82nd Airborne Division Legal Assistance Office
Paratroopers can come execute a Power of Attorney without an appointment during hours of operation. They will provide you with the correct form and notarize the signature.
If you require Will services, you can also come in without an appointment during hours of operation. They will provide you with a worksheet to fill out that asks the relevant questions necessary for drafting the document, then they will schedule you an appointment to come back for review and signing.
Typically, they hold appointments from 9:30am to 12pm, but they will still try to help people right away with their matter if they aren’t too busy.
Phone: 910-432-0850
Email: usarmy.liberty.forscom.list.82nd-legal-assistance@army.mil
Location: Building #C-6133 Ardennes Street (Across from the Airborne PX)
Hours: 9am – 4pm Monday through Friday
Fort Bragg Legal Assistance Office
Power of attorney and notarial services are offered on a walk-in basis at the follow times at the Legal Assistance Office:
Monday: 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm
Tuesday: 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm
Friday: 9am - 12pm
Closed for lunch 12pm - 1pm, and the last client will be taken at 11:45am.
Living will services are offered on a walk-in basis at the follow time at the Legal Assistance Office:
Wednesday: 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm
Will brief begins at 9am - mandatory briefing to receive service. Must sign in between 8am - 8:50am.
Location:
Soldier Support Center
2843 Normandy Dr.
1st Floor, Wing D
Fort Bragg, NC 28310
Phone: (910) 396-6113
Family Support
Click above to register!
Operation Kid Comfort
Operation Kid Comfort provides free quilts and pillow cases to military children (ages newborn to age 6) of deployed active duty service men and women, regardless of rank or service branch.
Families are not required to wait to submit a request until the service member is actively deployed. Requests can be submitted once orders for deployment have been issued.
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