Mission:
Provide emergency financial assistance to soldiers, retirees, and their families

Army Emergency Relief is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in 1942 by the Secretary of the War and the Army Chief of Staff. AER's mission is to provide emergency financial assistance for active duty soldiers; soldiers retired from active duty; ARNG and USAR soldiers on active duty for more than 30 days; ARNG and USAR soldiers who retired at age 60; surviving spouses and orphans of soldiers who died while on active duty or after they retired and their family members.

An AER emergency is any condition that arises suddenly, is unforeseen and urgent, and requires immediate attention. Some examples of areas in which AER can help include assistance with food; rent; utilities; personal needs when pay is delayed or stolen; emergency travel; essential vehicle repair; car and insurance payments; or medical, dental, or hospital expenses (when care was not elective and payments cannot be arranged.

AER cannot assist with such things as ordinary leave or vacations; legal expenses; help pay for nonessentials; liquidate or consolidate debt; assist with house purchase or home improvements; help purchase, rent or lease a vehicle; cover bad checks or pay credit card bills.

Benefits:
If eligible, assistance can be given in the form of:
- No interest loan
- Grant (given on case by case basis)
- Part loan part grant (given on a case by case basis).

AER assistance is available 24 hours a day (including weekends and holidays). The AER Officer can be contacted at (907) 384-7478 or email Salafai Ieremia.
The AER office is located in the Army Community Service Center, Bldg 600.

For AER assistance after duty hours, weekends, and holidays contact the Command Operations Center (COC) at (907) 384-2000.

AER Headquarters website http://www.aerhq.org/