RAO - MacDill Air Force Base

HELP US SAVE POSTAGE ….Our newsletter is also available on-line at the MacDill AFB Web site. If you have Internet access and wish to stopreceiving our newsletters through regular mail, please send email request to rao.macdill@us.af.milBe sure to include your full name and mailing address in your request. We appreciate your help.MACDILL RAO WEB PAGEThe RAO Web page is located at the MacDill AFB Web site www.macdill.af.mil. Select „Units‟ from the menu of the homepage. When the next page is displayed, click on „Retiree Activities‟ (located in the section labeled „Around MacDill‟). Thiswill link you to the RAO Web page. You may view a copy of this newsletter by clicking on the link „Retiree ActivitiesNewsletter‟ on this page. The RAO Web page also contains links to other Web sites that may be helpful to retirees.CHANGED YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ?Please keep in mind the MacDill RAO does not have the authority to make changes to your mailingaddress. Printed copies of our newsletters are mailed to you using your mailing address currently on filewith DFAS. Be sure to notify DFAS when you have a change of address.You can notify DFAS in one of three ways: Log on to myPay and make the change yourself; send request in writing toDFAS; or simply telephone DFAS.According to DFAS, the simplest and quickest solution for changing your mailing address is through myPay.Otherwise, use the information below to notify DFAS of your change of address:If you are a retiree …Mail your change of address form or request to:DFAS U.S. Military Retired PayP.O. Box 7130London, KY 40742-7130or FAX your request toll free at1-800-469-6559If you are an annuitant …Mail your change of address form or request to:DFAS U.S. Military Annuitant PayP.O. Box 7131London, KY 40742-7131or FAX your request toll free at1-800-982-8459If you prefer to notify DFAS by telephone, both retirees and annuitants may call DFAS at 1-800-321-1080[Source: http://dfas.dtic.mil/rapay/rafaqs.html]Please note …If you choose to submit your request in writing, please include both your old and new mailingaddresses, along with the effective date for the new address. In addition, please include your name,social security number and signature with date on your request.According to Air Force Retiree Services, only survivors who do not receive SBP payments may changetheir address by writing to:HQ AFPC/DPSIAR, 550 C Street West Ste 8, Randolph AFB TX 78150-4713(POC: Tammy Cournoyer, tammy.cournoyer@us.af.mil)WHEN VISITING MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE …. Please Remember ……Cell Phone and DrivingA hands-free device is required when using a cell phone while driving on base. In the event you must use a cellphone and do not have a hands-free device, please pull over. This rule is strictly enforced by the MacDill 6thSecurity Forces Squadron. Roadways are aggressively monitored by Security Forces personnel for any driversusing a cell phone without a hands-free device.Alert Crew Vehicles On the MoveIf you encounter an Alert Crew vehicle – a large blue van with a flashing red light on the roof and the sign “ALERTFORCE” posted on its side – safely pull to the side of the road and allow it to pass. If you are at a stop sign,pause and allow the responding vehicle(s) to proceed. It is MANDATORY that all drivers yield to these vehicles.2