Army fund offers disaster recovery assistance

After an EF-2 tornado swept through parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, the Army Emergency Relief is offering natural disaster to military families that have been affected by the tornado.

Through February 16 military families will can submit assistance requests to the Fort Campbell AER office. Assistance can be provided as grants, loans or a combination of both to assist with insurance deductibles and minor home repairs.

The Fort Campbell AER office can be contacted at 270-798-5518 and is located at 5662 Screaming Eagle Blvd. Assistance is available to active duty soldiers and their families, retired soldiers and their families and surviving family members.

More information about the assistance is available at armyemergencyrelief.org.