-
Red Cross staff members begin serving U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
-
Hurricane Charley slams into Florida's Gulf Coast.
-
Hurricane Katrina becomes one of the most destructive storms in the history of the Gulf Coast, killing nearly 2,000 and leaving millions homeless.
-
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Haiti, leaving 1.5 million people homeless and prompting one of the largest single-country responses in the history of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network.
-
Superstorm Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey. 17,000 Red Cross workers participated in the massive emergency response effort across multiple states.
-
The Red Cross launches Hero Care, a smartphone app for military members, veterans and military families.