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The mission of the Retiree Activities Office is to provide a continuous update of information helpful to the Air Force retirees who reside in our assigned area of responsibility. Further, to mobilize retirees and provide volunteer assistance to active duty organizations that require such help. To also provide assistance to those retirees in need by staffing a Retiree Activities Office with volunteer retirees who are capable of responding to questions posed by retirees and their dependents on a daily basis.

Retirees with questions regarding identification cards, call the appointment line at 707-424-3409. Retirees must contact the MPS to schedule an appointment and to verify information needed to process ID requests.

For ID card appointments verify correct forms of identification accepted.

RAO Information

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL RETIREES

FROM: 60 AMW/RAO
540 Airlift Drive, Room E118
Travis AFB CA 94535

SUBJECT: Retiree Newsletter Changes

1. Providing our local Air Force retirees with a mailed copy of our monthly newsletter has been a great tool in keeping all informed and active in the Air Force community. Due to increased technology and the ability to provide more timely information, we are phasing out the paper newsletter and have designed a retiree activities website.

2. Our website will constantly be updated with Air Force retiree news. We will contact organizations such as the David Grant Medical Center, Tri-Care for Life, Pharmacy, etc. and post items of interest from the local area that may affect your retiree benefits. We are looking forward to transforming into the electronic age, and hope you are excited to receive information via the web instead of paper mailings. If you do not have access to the internet, your local library has computers for public use and can assist you getting on-line.

3. If you have any questions about our online newsletter, feel free to contact the Retiree Activities Office (RAO) at (707) 424-3904/5, or e-mail us at joseph.rowan@travis.af.mil.

JOSEPH ROWAN, MSgt (Ret), USAF
Director, Retiree Activities Office

Phone Numbers to Know

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Regional Routing Number:
(800) 827-1000
VA Grave Information:
(800) 697-6947
VA National Service Life Insurance:
(800) 669-8477
VA Telecomm Device for Deaf (TDD):
(800) 828-4833
Veterans Group Life Insurance:
(800) 419-1473

Pay/SBP/Compensation Inquiries
Retirees - Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS):
(800) 321-1080
DFAS Outside US:
(216) 522-5955
Retired Reservists - DFAS:
(800) 325-2660
SBP/RSFPP Annuitant - DFAS:
(800) 321-1080
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance:
(800) 419-1473

TRICARE/Medical Information
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS):
(800) 538-9552
Federal Long Term Health Care Insurance Program:
(800)582-3337
TRICARE (General Information):
(800) 874-2273
TRICARE For Life Information:
(888) 363-5433
TRICARE Dental Program (CONUS):
(800) 866-8499
TRICARE Dental Program (OCONUS):
(888) 622-2256
TRICARE Pharmacy Program:
(877) 363-6337
TRICARE Retiree Dental Program:
(888) 838-8737
US Family Health Plan:
(800) 748-7347

Other Governmental Agencies
Internal Revenue Service:
(800) 829-1040
Medicare:
(800) 833-4227
National Personnel Records Center:
(314) 801-0800
Social Security Administration:
(800) 772-1213

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RAO Contact Information

Retiree Activities Office
Travis AFB, Calif.
(707) 424-3904 or (707) 424-3905
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Retiree Newsletters

Summer 2011

Surviving Spouse

The Department of Veterans Affairs has created a new internet web site for the surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died on active duty and for the survivors and dependents of veterans who died after leaving the military.

The site is organized into two broad categories - death in service and death after service. It provides visitors with information about a wide range of benefits for the surviving spouse, dependent children, and dependent parents of deceased veterans and active-duty personnel.

The site also has information from, and link to, other federal agencies and organizations that offer benefits and services to survivors and dependents. There is also a link to Frequently Asked Questions that answers most questions. For more specific questions, the site tells how to contact the VA directly.

The new website can be found at http://www.vba.va.gov/survivors or by clicking the "Survivors Benefits" button on the left panel of http://www.vba.va.gov.