Mobilization Deployment Program

4700 NW Mow-Way Rd., Suite 100
Phone: 580-442-4916 or 580-442-0653 or Toll Free at 866-816-0895
Email: David J. Carnahan II

Mobilization Deployment Program Mission

We here at the Fort Sill Army Community Service strive to provide the highest quality family assistance and support services to all eligible military families and emergency-essential civilians in support of military operations in an effort to enhance unit cohesion and increase Soldier and Family readiness. The following are a few of the main areas of focus for the program:

Provide guidance, resources and training for Family Readiness Group members and Rear Detachment Commanders
Support deploying units throughout the deployment cycle by providing information and material to Soldiers and Family members.
Support Military Child Education Programs
Implement training, plans and oversight for the Fort Sill Family Assistance Center team members.
Assist and support mobilizing Active Army, National Guard and Reserve Components
Provide assistance and services to Families in Waiting and Repatriated Families

Mobilization Deployment Specialists are available to provide training in all phases of Deployment.

Pre-deployment
- Offer relationship and skills building classes
  - - Family Wellness Seminar
    - PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills)
    - 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families
- Partner with Chaplain in offering marriage enrichment workshops
- Provide Operation READY training
  - - Planning for Family Separation
    - Coping with Separation
    - Children and Separation
    - Financial Planning for Deployment
Deployment
- Assist Units with developing/reviewing Family Readiness plans.
- Identify/contact high risk Families to provide information on available military and community resources.
- For the Reserve Component, we assist in coordinating Family support with the Inter-service Family Assistance Committee and the State Family Programs Director.
Redeployment & Reunion
- Provide Reunion/Reintegration training
- Educate FRGs and Families on Reunion process
- Identify and refer Families requiring special assistance.
Available Trainings/Classes
- Pre-Deployment (Soldiers and/or Families)
  - Army Community Service Overview
  - Operation READY classes stated above
  - Multi-Agency Pre-Deployment Brief
- Family and Soldier Support Training (FASST)
  - FRG Leadership Training
  - Rear Detachment Commander Training
  - Family Readiness Support Assistant Training
- FRG Members and Groups
  - R&R Expectations
  - Coping with Trauma in the Unit
- Post Deployment/Reintegration
  - Reunion Expectations
  - RESET Training
  - PAIRS
  - 7 Habits for Highly Effective Military Families
  - Family Wellness Seminar
  - Warrior Adventure Quest (partnership with MWR Outdoor Recreation)
- Children and Youth Deployment
  - Children and Deployment for Parents and Leadership
  - Children and Deployment for Professionals
  - Children and Separation
  - Topics are also available through the Military Family Life Consultants
- Topics presented by Military Family Life Consultants
  - Reintegration Challenges for a Single Soldier
  - Return and Reunion Workshops for Spouses
  - Making Marriage Work After Combat
  - Anger Management
  - Dealing with Stress
  - Stress Reactions and Coping Mechanisms
  - Time Management Combat Stress
  - Welcome Home: Reconnecting with your child
  - From Combat to Home
  - Many more topics are available, call ACS at 442-4916 for a more complete list

Resource Links

Soldier and Family Assistance Center
SFAC provides tailored integrated support services and acts as an information broker/clearing house for Warriors in Transition and their Families.

Military Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
MFLC is an Army program designed to provide anonymous, confidential support to active duty and mobilized National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers and their families.

580-574-7362
580-574-7363
580-574-7364

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