Deployment Sustainment Support
Deployment. Constitutes the time from deployment or debarkation of the National Guard or Reserve member or unit until arrival at a demobilization station or point of embarkation inside the continental United States.
Events and services provided shall focus on the family’s challenges and stressors associated with separation, especially for those members serving in a combat zone and their families. Information sessions and products shall utilize National Guard and Reserve resources in coordination with ESGR, Transition Assistance Advisors (TAAs), the National Guard and Reserve State Family Programs Coordinator, the State Director of Veterans Affairs, veterans’ service organizations (VSOs), the American Red Cross, State Department of Health and Human Services, 4H, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, State and local university and community colleges, and other public and private organizations as appropriate.
Events and activities to provide throughout the deployment may include those listed below.
(1) Review of legal documents
(2) Spouse and family member employment and employer support
(3) Combat and operational stress prevention and control training for the family
(4) Understanding needs of wounded, ill, and injured such as medical holdover and the community-based health care organization and its requirements
(5) Involvement of local school districts
(6) Support available through religious communities
(7) Outreach to employers.