Newsletter

AAFES Retired Employees Association

October 2018

Supporting the Interests of AAFES, Its Retirees and the People it Serves

Hurricane Hits Carolina

Coast, Virginia, and Other Areas As we go to press, Hurricane Florence came ashore the

Carolina’s coastlines and Virginia, bringing with it batter-

ing winds and terrible rains. “We’ve seen hurricanes

before,” said one resident, “but we’ve never had this

amount of rain especially in the interior of the state, at

least not in recent memory. Places are flooding that

have never flooded before.” Other locations are still

experiencing residual rain, flooding and tornadoes. The

following is a press release issued by The Exchange:

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs

NEWS RELEASE: 18-114 Sept. 17, 2018

EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: CHRIS WARD – wardchr@aafes.com

Exchange Operations Returning to Normal after Hurricane Florence

Exchange Facilities at Fort Bragg Suffer Most Dam-age, Express Opens to Grateful Shoppers

DALLAS – Exchange stores at most installations affect-ed by Hurricane Florence are gradually returning to normal operations. The one exception is Fort Bragg, which saw a great deal of flooding in Exchange facilities, forcing most operations to remain closed. Soldiers and their families on Fort Bragg received some good news on Sunday as the Old Glory Express opened its doors. “We were determined to get at least one Express open on Sunday to assist those that have basically been holed up since Friday,” said Fort Bragg General Manager Bill Shoffner. “Despite having every register open, we had lines throughout the day. Both command and shoppers were very appreciative that we were open.” All facilities at Fort Bragg should open by Tuesday, except for South Post Exchange shopping center, which was flooded. Floors, walls, ceilings and some fixtures were damaged in the food court, mall and main store. The Exchange is work-ing with its Real Estate team and Fort Bragg’s Departmentof Public Works to assess the damage. The North Post Qdoba was dam-aged as well and will remain closed.

Shoppers returning to the North Post Exchange and Expresses will find cleanup and relief items—the Exchange Logistics and Merchan-dising teams have worked around the clock since last week to ensure stores have the essentials to take care of Soldiers and families. More than 4,000 packages of batteries, thousands of cases of water as well as genera-tors, gas cans and flash-lights have been delivered to Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson AFB over the last few days. “Despite many road closures, to include some major high-ways, the Logistics team has done an amazing job to ensure we were prepared to reopen,” Shoffner said. “They rerouted drivers as necessary to work around the closures. It might have taken a little longer for them to get here, but they got here.” As of this news release, locations affected by Hurricane Florence included:

• Seymour Johnson AFB – Exchange and Expresses reopened

• Joint Base Charleston – normal operations resumed

• Joint Base Langley-Eustis – all operations are open and running

normally

• Fort Lee – all facilities are open

• Fort Jackson/Shaw AFB – Resumed normal operating hours.

Customers at Fort Bragg’s Old Glory

Express stock up on supplies during

Hurricane Florence.

AREA has been asked to activate an Emergency

Relief Fund (ERF) and we are working with HQ AAFES

on the details now. Watch for a message requesting

donations. We do not have details finalized as this

newsletter goes to print. Stay tuned!

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C h u c k P o f f e n b a r g e r , P r e s i d e n t

Bit O’ This

Bit O” That

Welcome to the October 2018 fall edition of AREA’s Newsletter

AREA’s Web Site: www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/

The Officers of the Association – Chuck Poffenbarger (P), Tom Gallagher (VP), Terry Corley (T) and Don Smith (S) were re-elected in the April election. The 4-year term began June 1, 2018 and ends May 31, 2022. Thanks for your support!

Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) Activation: As described on page 1, some associates (active and retired) may need our financial assistance in the coming days due to the damage left behind by Hurricane Florence. You can expect to see a message soon requesting donations to the ERF that will be activated soon. We don’t have details finalized yet. Stay tuned!

Retiree Self Service: Want to try something interesting – access to your Personal & Work records, Money Matters, Family and Benefits and Links? Go to the AREA web site and sign in at Retiree Self Service in the Miscellaneous Section (right side of the home screen) or at https://retireesauth.aafes.com/rssform/ See the benefits article on page 7 for more information.

Scholarship Donor Recognition Program: We have revised our criteria for the program to recognize retirees and other sponsors for their generous donations when we’re awarding scholarships. Large or small, all donations are welcome and we thank you in advance for your generosity. For large donations of $500—$1,499, we’ll name one of our $3,000 scholarships after the donor (or someone else if designated) and provide the sponsor with the student’s name and address should they want to send a congratulatory note. Likewise, sponsor donations of $1,500 or more are available for each of our two $5,000 scholarships. If there are more than two such donations, we’ll contact you with options.

See Page 14 of this newsletter for details on how to donate (either by check or credit card) and Pages 15-16 for the updated Scholarship Donation form (revised September 2018). The information and updated donation form is also on the AREA website http://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/ under the Community Programs section. Send an email to Chuck Poffenbarger, cpoffen@earthlink.net for further details. (Note: The scholarship application review and award process begins after the end of March so donors desiring to participate in our Donor Recognition Program during the 12-month period beginning April 1, 2019 will be recognized in our 2020 program.) This was a suggestion from Harold Robbins. Thanks, Harold.

Paraprosdokians: Figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them).

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you … but it's still on my list.

3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

6. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

7. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

8. In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of emergency, notify." I answered "a doctor."

9. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut,

and still think they are sexy.

10. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

11. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

12. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

AREA...JUST FOR YOU

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AAFES Retired

Employees Association

The AREA Newsletter is published in January, April, July and October

Mailing Address: AREA P. O Box 380614 Duncanville, TX 75138-0614

President: Chuck Poffenbarger

cpoffen@earthlink.net Tel: (972) 296-0388

Membership & Address Changes:

Send your newsletter address, membership changes, and mem-bership dues to the AREA Membership Director Pat Weaver. Note new e-mail address for Pat: pitterpat6026@gmail.com

Tel: (972) 780-9810

Newsletter input: Submit articles to the editor by

e-mail to: Marcia Kane at kanemarea@windstream.net

AREA Web address: https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/

Q: When will we find out if we will get a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) starting with our December 2018 pension payment and our January 2019 Social Security payment? A: The official figure for the 2019 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will not be announced until mid-October 2018, so watch for this information in the

Exchange Post and/or e-mail from The Exchange Benefits office. Here is what we know now:

2019 Retiree COLA Watch September 13, 2018 - By My Federal Retirement Some information was obtained from this website: https://www.myfederalretirement.com/fers-csrs-cola-watch/ . See the web site for the original article that has more information.

Currently Exchange retirees receive a COLA on their pension based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as described below. Note: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employee Retiree System (FERS) retirees use this as their same “BASE” for their yearly COLA adjust-ment, but their adjustment percentage varies depending on which Federal plan they were in at the time of retirement. The CPI-W increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 246.336 (1982-84=100). For the month of August, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The third quarter of 2017 (July, August, September) will be used as the base quarter to determine the 2019 federal retiree (CSRS and FERS) and Social Security COLAs. The August 2018 CPI-W figure was 2.8 percent higher than the average CPI-W for the third quarter of 2017 (which was 239.668). Please see table below.

YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

Benefits Q&A—Questions you ask; answers from Exchange Benefits

Reminder: don’t count on this increase until you get the official

announcement of the COLA adjustment in mid-October!

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YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

Benefits Q&A—Questions you ask; answers from Exchange Benefits

Q: Has Aetna made provisions for folks affected by Hurricane Florence?

A: This is an update we received from Aetna about policy modifications related to severe weather caused by Hurricane Florence on the US east coast.

Aetna is temporarily modifying policies in certain areas for:

• Refilling prescriptions

• Access to their Resources for Living services (similar to EAP), whether you’re an Aetna member or not

See further details below. Aetna members can also find replacement ID cards and access to a Personal Health Record (PHR) on Aetna’s secure member site Aetna Navigator™. Log in on Aetna's home page at this link.

Please don't forget that AAFES offers EAP services (Magellan Health) to active and retired employees. Contact them at 1-800-424-5988 or https://www.magellanassist.com/default.aspx

Help for those affected by severe weather from Hurricane Florence:

Prescriptions: Aetna members can refill their prescriptions early, if needed. Those members who use Aetna’s mail-order pharmacy can either get a prescription at an alternate delivery location or refill a prescription that may have been lost, damaged or destroyed.

Additional assistance: Aetna professionals who have experience dealing with traumatic events are also available to help. The company has opened its Resources for Living services to those affected by Hurricane Florence, regardless of whether they are Aetna members or not. Individuals can call 1-833-327-AETNA (1-833-327-2386) for assistance with finding available shelters, accessing government resources and seeking referrals or help coping with the emotional impact of Hurricane Florence.

Aetna members affected by Hurricane Florence can also seek emergency care anywhere, as needed. The company will monitor the impact Hurricane Florence has on its network doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, and make further modifica-tions to its policies as necessary to ensure members have access to care.

If any additional local, state or federal disaster executive orders or regulations are issued related to these catastrophic event, Aetna will adjust its policies to comply.

HELPFUL NUMBERS: Aetna members and health care providers affected by the hurricane who

need care or other assistance can reach the company at the following toll-free numbers:

• Aetna Member Services: Call the number printed on your ID card (for DoD NAF plans, the number is 1-800-367-6276).

• If ID card is unavailable, call 1-800-443-AETNA (1-800-443-2386).

• Rx Member Services and Aetna Rx Home Delivery Customer Service: 1-888-RX AETNA (1-888-792-3862)

• Aetna Specialty Pharmacy Customer Service: 1-866-782-ASRX (1-866-782-2779)

• Aetna Dental: 1-877-238-6200

The IRS Also Extends Deadlines, Provides Tax Relief for Hurricane

Florence Victims. Check this web site for the story or go to the IRS website:

https://www.myfederalretirement.com/irs-hurricane-florence-1/

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YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

Maximum Allowable Amount (part of Aetna Choice POS II plan)

Note: if you (and your eligible dependents) are on Medicare and the Aetna Traditional Choice Plan is secondary,

the following does not apply to you. However, it’s always a good idea to check costs since you pay part of the cost.

Check costs for outpatient procedures ahead of time to avoid a surprise out-of-pocket expense.

If you are having any of the following procedures for routine, preventive or diagnostic purposes, remember there may

be a Maximum Allowable Amount of coverage for the ‘facility fee’, based on your geographical area.

Here are the procedures:

1. Carpal Tunnel Release

2. Cataract Removal

3. CT Scan With or Without Contrast

4. Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

5. MRI With or Without Contrast

6. Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy

7. Upper Endoscopy

8. Colonoscopy

You can find out more at this link: https://www.nafhealthplans.com/tools-and-resources/cost-care-tools/

Address, Bank, Tax Changes for AAFES Pension Deposit and Check Stub

MYPENPAY ONLINE State Street’s secure website: https://aafesretirement.mypenpay.com

PAPER FORMS

Time for change to get posted to your record: hours (changes are uploaded every night)

Time for change to get posted to your records: weeks

Typos can be fixed the next day Typos can be fixed the next month

Can also see, online: 18 months of pension checks This year’s pension tax forms Last year’s pension tax forms

N/A

Online stop-payment / re-issue Separate request required

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YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

Aetna Life insurance plan feature: Accelerated Death Benefit (ADB)

This feature of the Life Insurance plan can provide financial assistance to you and your family if you are diagnosed with a

terminal illness. It is used if the covered individual is terminally ill and life expectancy is under 24 months. If qualified,

individuals may request up to 75% of life insurance value as an ‘ADB’ payment.

No restriction on how funds are spent.

No repayment if health improves.

Upon your death, your beneficiary(ies) would receive the remainder of the life insurance proceeds. For more information: contact

the Care Advocacy Team at Aetna Life for information. They’ll tell you the clinical information required and help you get started

with ADB request. 1-800-276-5120 / Aetna Life Insurance Care Advocacy Team.

Do you have other or different life insurance coverage? That plan may have a similar feature. Check your plan booklet or call that

company’s Customer Service office.

Aetna health plan participants:

November 30, 2018 is the 2018 deadline

to earn $150 for a Biometric Screening Health Incentive Credits

You can still earn $150 this year for completing a Biometric screening. The deadline is November 30, 2018. Read more on

www.nafhealthplans.com

Note: any credit earned will carry over to the new year if not used.

Overview of the Health Incentive Credit Program:

https://www.nafhealthplans.com/wellness/health-incentive-program/

Current list of NAF locations (AAFES, NEX, MCS, etc.) holding onsite events for the rest of the year

(it’s updated every week or so): https://www.nafhealthplans.com/index.php/download_file/view/635/

Pension/ Insurance Information for Dependents

HQ Benefits wants dependents to know 'the quick basics' on pension and insurance benefits if your sponsoring AAFES

employee/retiree is unavailable due to TDY, PCS, divorce or death. We recently posted a brochure on the AREA Benefits

page, titled ‘Dependents Information on Pension and Insurance Benefits’. Here’s the page link:

https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/benefits/

It’s organized by plan (Health Insurance, Life Insurance, etc.):

• Tells the categories of employees who were eligible to enroll in each kind of plan at AAFES, and if the coverage could have

continued in retirement

• Gives basic guidance on what happens with that AAFES benefit if the sponsor dies or if you divorce.

• The last few pages list Points of Contact for each insurance company with phone numbers and websites. (Cont’d on page 7)

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YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

Please remember: The full details about any plan are included in the Plan Booklet. You and/or your dependents can find the

booklets at the locations below. If you need help finding one, contact the insurance company or the HQ Retiree Call Center

(800-519-3381/benefits@aafes.com ):

• DoD NAF (Aetna) health plan: www.nafhealthplans.com and also the AREA website https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/benefits/

• Long Term Care: https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/benefits/optional-benefits.htm

• Aetna Life: under revision; we’ll publish on AREA site as soon as it’s available. Prior version available by contacting

AAFES HQ Retiree Call Center.

• Personal Accident Insurance: https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/benefits/optional-benefits.htm

Pension/ Insurance Information for Dependents (Continued)

NEW and IMPROVED: AAFES

RETIREE SELF-SERVICE

In July 2018 AAFES updated the Retiree

Self-Service web page! It’s now available

to all retirees!

Newly available:

Benefits message box – HQ Benefits will use this message box for important information throughout the year.

Electronic Official Personnel File (eOPF) / Employment History / Work Experience – In 1999/2000, HR began converting this data to an electronic version. If you retired after that date, you’ll likely see information here.

Paycheck stubs while an active employee –

2003 through last paycheck.

Links to: MyPenPay, eBenefits, EAP, Fidelity 401(k), Social Security estimator, and more

How to get there:

https://retireesauth.aafes.com/rssform/

Enter this information:

Last 5 digits of SSN Last Name Date of Birth Retirement Date MM/DD/YY (if not sure of day, use the 1st)

YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

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Letter from an AREA Member: I have been hearing on the news that Medicare (Not MEDICAID) will go broke in 2026. AAFES insurance becomes secondary for those over age 65, basically to supplement what Medicare does not pay for. My Question is: Is AAFES looking at an insurance to sell their retirees insurance IF Medicare funding is to change, decrease or go away?

Exchange Benefits Branch Response: Thank you for your question about any planned changes to AAFES retiree insurance, related to Medicare funding. At this time, it’s premature to investigate a different insurance plan for retirees, in the event of Medicare coverage decreasing or going away. Medicare Part A (hospital coverage) gets its ‘income’ to pay benefits from two main sources: its trust funds (reserves) and also annual ‘income’ from tax revenues. According to this year’s Trustee Report on the Medicare plans*, the Medicare Part A reserves are projected to be depleted in 2026, and if that really does happen, they could still pay 91% of Medicare Part A benefits for over 15 years using the annual income from tax revenues. The government could make other changes in Part A to get it back to a position where Part A could again pay 100% of Part A benefits.

Medicare Part B (doctor visits and other outpatient health care) is partially funded by the premiums from participants, and also tax revenue. The premiums get adjusted each year as necessary to cover costs, so Part B coverage should continue as-is. On page 40, the Trustee report* projects that Part B (and Part D prescription coverage) ‘will remain in financial balance for all future years because beneficiary premiums and general revenue transfers are assumed to be set at a level to meet expected costs each year.’ Please note: We refer to Medicare benefits as “Part A” and “Part B”, but the technical or official names for the funds that pay these benefits are explained in the Introduction to the Trustee Report, shown below. Officially, Part A is funded by “HI”, which means the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and Part B and also Part D are funded by “SMI”, which is the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. * Here’s the link to that report: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2018.pdf

I. INTRODUCTION

The Medicare program has two separate trust funds, the Hospital Insurance

Trust Fund (HI) and the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (SMI).

HI, otherwise known as Medicare Part A, helps pay for hospital, home health

services following hospital stays, skilled nursing facility, and hospice care for

the aged and disabled. SMI consists of Medicare Part B and Part D. Part B

helps pay for physician, outpatient hospital, home health, and other

services for the aged and disabled who have voluntarily enrolled. Part D

provides subsidized access to drug insurance coverage on

a voluntary basis for all beneficiaries and premium and cost-sharing

subsidies for low-income enrollees.

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Q: Email to Editor, AREA Newsletter: “In 2013, my first wife passed away. In 2014, I married my second wife abroad in the Philippines. Upon my return to the USA in 2015, I reported to HQ AAFES Benefits my present married status. Benefits denied her coverage and referred me to the health plan documents on the website as justification for the denial. Why is my current spouse ineligible? And, where do you find the eligibility rules in the health plan documents?”

A: Newsletter Editor Response (coordinated with the Exchange Benefits Branch): The answer is in the official Summary Plan Description for your plan (in your case, the Traditional Choice Plan). Here is the link where I found the Summary Plan descrip-tion: https://www.nafhealthplans.com/retiree/ if you want to look up other medical/dental documents such as the summary sheets on coverage.

See pages 3 and 4 of the Summary Plan Description for eligibility requirements for adding new dependents. You must add any newly eligible dependent within 31 days of them becoming eligible; i.e., within 31 days from your date of marriage, or in case of children, within 31 days of the birth. This applies even if you had family coverage at no cost to you through your AAFES retirement benefit (which is what allows retirees to add a dependent). In other words, you had to have been enrolled in family coverage at the time of retire-ment AND be covered for at least 15 years in the AAFES group insurance plan to be grandfathered with AAFES-paid medical and dental coverage after retire-ment. Then, if you need to add new dependents or delete dependents (i.e., divorce), you must notify the HQ bene-fits branch within 31 days of the event. There are other rules that apply to AAFES retirees who are not grandfa-thered with the AAFES-paid coverage, and therefore pay premiums like active employees. You will need to con-tact the HQ AAFES benefits folks at this email address “aafes.benefits.com” or call 1-800-519-3381 for details if you fall into that category.

From what you are telling me, it would appear that you may not have added your newly eligible spouse within the 31 days required and that is why the bene-fits representative could not add your new wife. If you want to appeal their decision, you will need to contact HQ Benefits for the process. It’s been 12 years since I retired so things may have changed. In my day, since eligibility comes under the umbrella of the DoD Civilian Personnel Policy office now due to a Congressional order, all the NAF organizations (not just AAFES), cannot grant an exception to eligibility rules. This is because all claims for active and retired associates and their dependents are “pooled” together to establish the new year’s DoD NAF plan premiums for single and family coverage for all covered persons, regardless of the NAF. (Note: each NAF still pays their own claims. Claims are only “pooled” for purposes of setting the new year’s premiums.) If AAFES allowed Aetna to pay claims for a non-eligible dependent, that would affect premiums for all NAF employees. The Exchange routinely pays claims for one covered individual that amounts to well over $1 million dollars because the individual has an exten-sive or chronic illness. This can happen even when the person is covered by Medicare as their primary plan. For example, since Medicare does not cover end-stage renal disease, the AAFES plan picks up the cost as if it were the primary plan after Medicare denies the claim. Sorry if this is not the answer you want to hear, but I hope I have explained it to you fully enough to understand the Exchange benefits branch decision to deny your new spouse coverage under the Plan.

Marcia Kane

YOUR EXCHANGE BENEFITS…

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Editor’s Note: One of the nice privileges AAFES associates/retirees have is that they could stay in all the various Armed Forces Recreational Center (AFRC) resorts around the world, if room was available. Of course active duty military members and their families and others took priority, and after 9/11, security issues became a bigger issue, but I was curious as to the current rules and if anything had changed. I asked the Exchange Public Affairs office to give me more information on this subject, and these are the links that outline eligibility at each resort. AAFES retirees are eligible to stay at most Armed Forces Recreational Center (AFRC) Resorts. However, at the present time all guests at Edelweiss must have a valid USAEUR installation pass or DoD CAC with “sign in privileges” for access in US installations in Germany. Seoul, Korea: https://www.dragonhilllodge.com/accommodations/eligibility

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: https://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/your-stay/eligibility

Honolulu, HI: https://www.halekoa.com/accommodations/eligibility

Orlando (Disneyworld), FL: https://www.shadesofgreen.org/accommodations/eligibility

Eligibility for Usage of Military Recreational Hotels

Installation Access and Retiree/Dependent ID Cards

AREA recently asked for an update on installation access for retirees and spouses. Here is what we found out from a

representative from the HQ HR Policy branch:

AAFES is aware of the issue and is currently involved in a working group with the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) along with the other exchange services, to collaborate the required system changes to be able to provide a CAC-type identification card for Exchange Service Retirees. A proposal has been submitted by the working group to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and we are awaiting approval while also working with the other exchanges to establish the appropriate coordinated IT feeds of retiree information to DEERS. In addition, we have been in communication with OSD regarding the problems our retirees and their family members have with DD Form 2574 and have been actively pursuing solutions with them. We absolutely agree with your concerns and appreciate your patience while we continue the process of gaining DoD approval and systems changes to create a new ID card for our valued retirees and their dependents. For those retirees in the DFW area, they may come to the HQs building during ID Card hours (0730 – 1000) and receive the DoD Civilian Retiree Card (see page 11) In the field, the installation Pass and ID is responsible for issuing these cards. The issuance of the Civilian Retiree Card is at the discretion of the installation commanders, as is installation access and access to MWR activities on the bases. I understand this card does not benefit an unaccompanied spouse nor a widow with installation access as they are not authorized the card; however, we are actively working that issue. Thank you.

HQ/HR Policy Branch

(See the DoD Civilian Retiree Card Frequently Asked Questions on the next page.)

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Installation Access and DoD Civilian

Retiree ID Cards

Frequently Asked Questions

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Newsletter Editor Position Open

Do You Want to Volunteer for the AREA

Newsletter Editor position? Here is your

chance to shine!

Please apply for the exciting volunteer

AREA Newsletter Editor job today by

sending a message to Chuck Poffenbarger at

cpoffen@earthlink.net. We’d like to know

more about you and when you could fill this

position. Some experience in editing,

writing, or developing a website newsletter

is helpful, but not required. (Most of us still

have some “brain cells” left to learn!) If you

have specific questions on how the process

works you can also contact Marcia Kane, the

current editor at kanemarea@windstream.net.

Apply Today and Make a Difference!

AREA Newsletter Survey

The AREA BOD is considering a proposal to convert the Newsletter to an electronic publication for all members in 2020, much like the Exchange Post. But before a final decision is made, we would like your views on this subject. What’s happening, in short, is that printing and mailing have simply become too expensive. 1. Do you have a computer, iPad or other

means of receiving electronic messages? Circle Yes or No.

Comment: 2. Would you be amendable to receiving the Newsletter as an electronic document? Circle: Yes or No. (Note: The Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format is in color and you can transfer/save the file as you desire. Here’s what one member said: “The e mail edition is superb. Easy to read, brilliant colors, etc. I can't say enough about it.) Comment: 3. If your answer to 2 above is no, would you be willing to pay higher dues to pay for a printed version? Circle: Yes or No. How to send your comments to Chuck Poffenbarger: 1. Mail to: 5535 Mona Ln, Dallas 75236

2. Send an email to: cpoffen@earthlink.net

AREA Scholarship Program

This year AREA awarded ten $3,000 and two $5,000 scholarships to high school graduating

students for a total amount of $40,000. As I reviewed the bios again of our awardees in the

July issue, I was stuck by what smart and talented young people we are helping. This year’s

program beats last year’s award amount of $29,000 given to nine students. I am also proud

to tell you that with the 2018-2019 awards, AREA members have given out a total of

$784,795 in Scholarship Awards since 1985 to a total of 358 students. In 1985 AREA

gave a total of $2,000 to four recipients so the program has grown significantly thanks to

you. So why the increase this year? We were blessed to receive generous donations by a

number of people and Chapters. So what are YOU waiting for? Make a difference in

some student’s life and donate today!

We now recognize donors making large contributions to the AREA Scholarship program:

• For donations of $500 to $1,499 or more, we’ll name one of our $3,000 scholarships after the donor, or someone else if

designated, and provide the sponsor with the student’s name and address should they want to send a congratulatory note.

• Likewise, sponsor donations of $1,500 or more are available for each of our two $5,000 scholarships. Send an email to

Chuck Poffenbarger at cpoffen@earthlink.net for further details. We award scholarships in late March so donors desiring

to participate in our Donor Recognition Program beginning April 1 will be recognized in our 2020 program.

So how does the program work? Here’s a short synopsis: The program is limited to graduating high school seniors. General, Personal and Student Academic criteria, as well as scholarship

applications, are listed on the AREA web site. The same site sets out the specific requirements for applying for a scholarship,

e.g., application period, minimum SAT and ACT scores, etc. Applications must be sent to the scholarship committee during

the designated enrollment period – January 1 through March 31 of each year. AREA administers the program through an

appointed AREA Scholarship Program Director. Committee members lay out the parameters of the program each year, which are

ultimately approved by the AREA board of directors.

So how can you donate? See page 14 for a complete description on how to donate, either by

check or by credit card (NEW!), and pages 15 and 16 for the updated Scholarship Donation form.

Donations large and small are all welcome! AREA thanks you …. and these wonderful young

people thank you too!

Michelle Priester

AREA Scholarship Program Director

PO Box 75138 Duncanville, TX. 75138

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To: Scholarship Donor From: AAFES Dependent Subject: AREA Scholarship Thank You for your financial assistance and moral support. Your contribution gave me confidence to realize that I could get through this successfully. A Grateful Student

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How to Donate to the AREA Scholarship Fund

1. Print and fill out the Scholarship Donation form in this Newsletter (see pages 15 and 16). Send the completed

form with your check to the address shown on the top of the form. The form is also on the AREA website:

www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/, under the Community Programs section.

2. An easier option is to go to our special “GoFundMe” web site and use your credit card for your donation

(NEW!). Click on this link: https://www.gofundme.com/2018-area-scholarship-drive, and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CREDIT CARD DONATIONS

For general or anonymous CREDIT CARD

donations less than $500, you do not have to complete

the donation form. However, if you are making a

CREDIT CARD donation of less than $500 on behalf of

someone else (that is, “in their honor” for a living person

or “in memory of” a deceased person, send an e-mail to Pat

Weaver with the following information:

Sample E-Mail:

Pat, this is to let you know that I, Tom Jones, made a

$___ scholarship donation in memory of (or in honor of)

Mary Jones on ____(date)___, on the GoFundMe web

site. Put your full name, address, and phone number, on

the e-mail message.

The web site automatically gives you a receipt for tax purposes.

You (and/or other named person) will be officially thanked

and recognized (unless you wish to remain anonymous) in the

next quarterly newsletter on the Scholarship Donor’s page.

See this quarter’s donations on page 24.

For credit card donations of $500 or more:

Please mail AREA a completed donation form (to the address on

the top of the form); or send an email to Pat Weaver at

pitterpat6026@gmail.com with the completed form as an

attachment. Put the “date and amount of your credit card

donation” in the “Comments” section of the form.

If you don’t know how to send the form as an attachment, you

can alternatively send Pat the information we need in the body

of the email as follows:

Sample E-Mail:

Pat, this is to let you know that I, Tom Jones, made a $___

scholarship donation on ____(date)___, on the GoFundMe web

site. If you are naming the scholarship donation in memory of (or

in honor of) someone else, add that information. Be sure to put

your full name, address, and phone number, on the e-mail message.

The web site automatically gives you a receipt for tax purposes.

The AREA President will provide the sponsor with the student’s name and

address should the donor wish to send a congratulatory note. As with all

donors, you will be officially recognized and thanked for your donation in

the next issues of the newsletter.

Donate $500 - $1,499 to the AREA Scholarship Program and we’ll name one of our $3,000 scholarships after you, or someone you designate, and let the student know, if you desire. Likewise, donations of $1,500 plus will be used to name each of our two $5,000 scholarships. If more than two $1,500 plus donations are received, we’ll contact you with options. We award scholarships at the end of March, so donations from April 1, 2019 on will be included in our 2020 program. For further details, contact Chuck Poffenbarger, AREA President, at cpoffen@earthlink.net. Note: Scholarship recipients are featured in the Exchange Post at http://publicaffairs-sme.com/FamilyServingFamily/ and the July AREA newsletter each year. Archive copies of the AREA newsletters are on the AREA website at: https://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/community-programs/publications.htm.

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs

NEWS RELEASES in September 2018 Exchange Refreshes ShopMyExchange.com with Customer-Focused Enhancements

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service continues to improve online shopping for Warfighters, their families and Veterans with new enhancements that debuted this month at ShopMyExchange.com. The improvements come as the Depart-ment of Defense’s largest military retailer prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of lifelong online exchange shopping benefits for all honorably discharged Veterans.

The latest ShopMyExchange.com upgrades include:

• A cleaner look and feel with larger images and improved product information

• Streamlined navigation, predictive search, and more prominent search field

• Preview of MILITARY STAR® balance without leaving the checkout process

• White glove delivery services, now with three delivery service levels for customers to choose from. “The best customers in the world deserve the best online experience,” said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, Exchange senior enlisted advisor. “The Exchange is continuing to make ShopMyExchange.com even better. Since last summer, we have made nearly 230 improvements to the website, and more upgrades are coming ahead of the holiday shopping season.” Shoppers with in-store privileges—active-duty service members, their families and retirees—can now order items online and pick them up at their local Exchange for free. For service members who are authorized to purchase uniforms, the uniform builder has been upgraded to highlight required and optional items, taking the hassle of out ordering.

ShopMyExchange.com offers more than 2 million items and military -exclusive pricing—tax free. 100 percent of Exchange earnings, including those from online purchases, support Warfighters and their families through military Quality-of-Life programs and improvements to the Exchange shopping experience. Read more: https://bit.ly/2QJmNj7 .

Exchange News of Interest to Retirees and Veterans

Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Annual Report Highlights 2017 Game Changers DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Mission Report for 2017 is now available online, chronicling the Department of Defense’s largest military retailer’s support for service members and their families last year. “No other retailer puts Warfighters first, making austere locations feel more like home,” said Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull. “The Exchange provided this support during a difficult year for the retail industry with thousands of store closures and multiple retailers filing for bankruptcy. Despite this difficult environment, the Exchange created numerous game changers that made 2017 a banner year for the 123-year-old benefit our team is honored to provide service members and their families.” In 2017, the Exchange increased revenues by more than $300 million to $8.6 billion with $376 million in dividend-eligible earnings. The organization provided $219 million in dividends to military Quality-of-Life programs critical to War-fighters’ readiness and resiliency, including child care centers, youth programs, fitness centers, outdoor recreation and more.

The report explores efforts that benefited the military community including:

• Welcoming home 18.5 million honorably discharged Veterans to ShopMyExchange.com with a lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit.

• Acceptance of the MILITARY STAR® credit card in all commissaries.

• Supporting service members and first responders after three hurricanes in less than 30 days. Opening the new 300,000-square-foot Exchange at South Korea’s Camp Humphreys, in time for the holidays. The Exchange’s 2017 Mission Report includes audited financial numbers from EY, a third-party global financial services company.

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Community Service Awards—General Information

PO Box 380614 Duncanville, TX. 75138-0614

AREA… contributing to the future

The Retired Employees Association recognizes Exchange retirees, associates (and their children) who volunteer their time and

devote other resources, such as personal knowledge and expertise, to help improve the economic, civic and social health of the

communities where they live and work. The Community Service Review Committee reviews the nominations and selects those

who will be recognized for their commitment to their communities’ well-being. Richard Fregoe chairs the committee and Jerry

Cloud and Chuck Poffenbarger are voting members. If you have a nomination, please submit to Chuck Poffenbarger by e-mail

to: cpoffen@earthlink.net, or mail to: AREA, PO Box 380614, Duncanville, TX 75138-0614. See the page 19 for the

Community Service nomination form or download from the AREA web site:

https://www.aafes.com/Images/Community/AREA/nom_form_2018.pdf.

The 2018 Community Service Review Committee met in August. Chairman Richard Fregoe, AREA President Chuck Poffenbarger, and the entire AREA membership are pleased to recognize Tom Minton as our newest Community Service Award Recipient for Fall 2018.

Tom Minton named Fall 2018 Community Service Awardee

Tom Minton has done volunteer work in the Dallas area in several fields, but what means the most to him is as a volunteer crisis counselor at the Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas. Tom began his volunteer work at the Center back in 1997, and he also serves on the Board of Directors.

• On average, one person dies by suicide every three hours in Texas.

• More than twice as many people die by suicide in Texas annually than by homicide.

These are shocking statistics and that’s only one state! However, help is available through the 24-hour Crisis Line. The Crisis Line is staffed by trained, caring volunteers who are available to talk and listen. The services are free and confidential. Volunteers help people talk out their inner struggles, offer services, give encouragement and provide hope for their future.

The Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas is located in Dallas, Texas. They answer calls throughout the Metroplex, along with calls routed from two national hotlines. Tom has received calls from as far away as Hawaii and Switzerland. Volunteers answer calls 24/7 and a Clinical Advisory Board of mental health professionals advises the agency director and staff. Each month 1,500 people in varying stages of

crisis call to speak to a trained, caring counselor.

Tom speaks fondly of one caller he talked to five years ago whose life was in total crisis. He had lost his job, lost his wife, lost his house and thought suicide was the only way to end his misery. An attempted suicide ended him in the hospital. Today he is back with his wife and in a new home. It has been over five years, but he still stays in touch with Tom through the Crisis Line.

Do you want to make a difference? You too can become a part of the vital work of the Suicide and Crisis Center. If you are interested in volunteering to be a crisis line volunteer, please call 214-824-7020, or for more information go to this web site: https://www.sccenter.org/.

If you know of anyone considering suicide, the 24/7 Crisis Line is always available with crisis workers to speak to at 214-828-1000 or 1-800-273-8255 .

Tom Visiting India

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CHAPTER HAPPENINGS

Ft Dix-McGuire Chapter—Betty O’Brien

The Dix-McGuire AREA Chapter held its third quarter Fall luncheon at the Mt Holly Diner, Mt Holly, NJ on Sept 10, 2018. This is a new location (thanks to Carrine Simms, Association Secretary). The diner provided us a choice of entrees and great food. While all were enjoying their meals, there was plenty of camaraderie and fellowship. Thanks to Fran Stanley, Treasurer, she shared a CD with several photos taken over years at our events on a big screen TV. The group laughed, and remembered past events and co-workers no longer with us. The group acknowledged our new attendee David Hayes (spouse of Shirley Hayes, Dix-McGuire Sales Area Manager—deceased). Adding spouses, and surviving spouses, as chapter members proves that AAFES is more than just an employer. As a result of the AAFES mission to support military members and their families, the Exchange considers all family members of our associates part of the AAFES family too.

In Honor of “9/11” a moment of silence was given for those who lost their lives on that tragic day. We also honored chapter mem-bers/spouses who passed away this year: Members: Shirley Hayes, Elease Thomas, Florence Bolden, and Anna Johnson. Retire spouses: Shirley Arrington, Hattie Wisher, and Raymond Gaskill.

We are looking forward to our next gathering scheduled in December for our Christmas luncheon. Enjoy the fall weather...we will in the Northeast!

Theodore and Erna Jackson, Lourdes and Ed McKee Errol and Jan Terri Lawrence

Fran Stanley and Sylvia Spikes

Northern California Chapter – Ken “Tom” Keim and Maureen Dobert

For our last luncheon meeting in June we met at the Nimbus Winery’s Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova.

Member and guests attending were: Doris Aplass, Renate Atkinson, Margaret Belcher, Rosie Boyce, Lisa Denny,

Bob and Fran Desrochers, Maureen Dobert, Arlene Ferry and daughter Debbie, Paula Freitas, Yukie Hoffman,

Dianne Hobbs, Celia Hudson, Ken Keim, Rosa LaBoeuf, Tina Minjarez, Phoebe Murrell, Ellen Rivera, Kristin

Taylor, Jerri Thomas, Stella and Mike Winch and Lee Woodward. We will have our annual fall bake, book and

craft sale on Saturday, October 6. As you know we have two bake, book and craft sales each year, spring and fall.

These two sales are the main source of income for our association. Please plan to contribute in October.

UPCOMING LUNCHEONS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018: October 10, 11:30 AM —The Barn Café in Elk

Grove, CA; November 14, 11:30 AM — Waffle Shop, North Highlands, CA; and December 9, (time to be announced)—

Marriott Hotel in Rancho Cordova.

Contact Tom Keim (kkeim7930@aol.com) or Maureen Dobert (maureendobert2@gmail.com) for more information.

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CHAPTER HAPPENINGS

North Texas Chapter—Richard Sheff and Chris Gehringer

July 11, 2018: Special Luncheon at the Bavarian Grill, Plano. Melissa Scarborough of the Office of External Affairs in CMS (MEDICARE) provided an informative briefing cov-ering issues regarding MEDICARE. Even with AETNA as secondary, AAFES alumni are faced with mounting issues regarding healthcare.

August 15, 2018: The ANNUAL NTC AREA MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION LUNCHEON was held at Famous Babe’s Chicken in Carrollton. 80 NTC-AREA Members attended for lots of fun and lots of free chicken!

Melissa Scarborough

Dale & Cheri Linebarger

Jerry & Sandy Johnston,

Helen Conti and Sue Sheff

CHAPTER HAPPENINGS

North Texas Chapter—Richard Sheff and Chris Gehringer (continued)

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August 20, 2018: Texas Live! the $250 million entertainment attraction recently opened in Arlington. NTC members went to see this new arena located between the Cowboys and the Rangers stadiums.

Richard Sheff and friends! Abby Priester & Ronnie Compton

Sandra Bedison, Patsy Watterus, Ronnie Compton, Debbie Byerly, Fil Sanchez and Debbie Sanchez

September 14, 2018: Our thanks to Tom Branning and Moreno Alarilla, who scheduled a happy hour/pot luck adventure at Peticola’s. Our members toured the brewery, visited the taproom and brought snack foods.

Mike Dillon, Bill Eddings,

Moreno Alarilla, Linda Dean, Tom Minton, Faye Ruebelke, Wayne Rubbelke, Roy Dean,

Tami Lee Poyner-Pickering and Rich Pickering.

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PO Box 75138 Duncanville, TX. 75138

Note: * denotes non-AAFES retiree

**denotes Non member of AREA

SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS

DONORS IN MEMORY OF

JOSEPH PALLADINO ELSE HOROSCO $50.00

JOSEPH PALLADINO PAUL HIROSHIMA $50.00

GENERAL DONATION

RICHARD MANCINELLI $100.00

CHUCK POFFENBARGER Credit card donation on the GoFundMe web site: $100.00 https://www.gofundme.com/2018-area-scholarship-drive

Are you a retiree who worked at Clark Air Force Base?

If so, please contact Marcia Kane at kanemarea@windstream.net

and I will put you in touch with Mr. and Mrs. Fouts to discuss the

“good old days.” See the message below.

——————————————————————

Subject: Search for Filipinos Retirees

Hi Marcia, I want to thank you again for your help and research on this. As you can see in the attached photo, the Las Vegas BX reunion in 2012 was a well attended event. As might be expected, all or most were Filipinos who had worked in the Exchange at Clark Air Base and upon the closure of Clark in 1991 many of the employees chose to remain employed (with AAFES), and moved to bases in the continental US. Thanks again. Glenn and Lourdes (Ludy) Toledo Fouts Thomasville NC

IN REMEMBRANCE—National AREA Members

DAVID BROOKS, 80, died June 11 in Grandbury, TX. The HQ Senior Telecom Specialist retired in 1997.

JOSEPH CACCIAPAGLIA, 90, died June 19 in DeSoto, TX. The HQ Associate retired in 1982.

VERA DEMPSEY, 78, died July 17, in West Columbia, SC. The Fort Jackson HR Manager retired in 2000.

CLYDE GUNN, 77, died Aug. 5 in Butler, GA. The MacDill AFB Retail Manager retired in 1993. PAUL HIROSHIMA, 91, died, May 9 in San Antonio, TX. The HQ Advertising Branch Associate retired in 1982.

BOBBIE LONDON, 85, died July 13 in Las Vegas, NV. The Nellis AFB Accounting Technician retired in 1979.

FLOYD RICHMOND, 87 died May 23 in Pahrump, NV. The Hickman AFB Motor Vehicle Operator retired in 2000.

ROY SHOWN, 74 died April 8 in Sneads Ferry, NC. The Exchange Assistant Distribution Manager retired in 1992.

WILLS

“From time to time retired associates of AAFES leave bequests to the AREA in their will. If you desire to make such a bequest we recommend providing the person that prepares your formally written and executed will with the following sample clause. If you make such a bequest please notify AREA at the same address as in the clause." "I give (blank dollars/property) to the Army Air Force Exchange Service Retired Employee's Association (AREA), P.O. Box 380614, Duncanville, Texas 75138."

Other reported deaths (from Chapters and Individuals):

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From Dalton Murayama: Allen Mielke passed away peacefully on September 4, 2018 with his loving wife of 25 years, Debbie, by his side. Allen's body was donated to the University of Texas in Austin. Allen, a licensed architect, held various positions in HQ AAFES, AAFES-EUR, and AAFES-PAC and retired in 1995 with 26 years of AAFES service. His wife Debbie worked for AAFES for 17 years before resigning. Allen Mielke's "Celebration of Life" will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Riverbend Church in the Smith Chapel. The church is located at 4214 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, Texas 78746.

Dalton and Debbie Mielke

Last quarter we did not have the full story or photo of Dorothy Downing. Her daughter, Tanya L. Downing, gave us the following information and photo: We are sad to announce the passing of Dorothy J. Downing who was a former employee of HQ AAFES. She retired on April 1994 with 24 years of service with the Exchange. The funeral was held June 25 at Concord Church in Dallas, TX. Dorothy is buried at the DFW National Cemetery with her husband James E. Downing who served 27 years in the U.S. Army. Dorothy has been a member of Concord since 1978 and very active in her church. Serving on Hospitality, E.K. Bailey Ministries, The Dorothy Downing Gro Group and many more. She also served as a discussion leader for Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). Dorothy was married to James for 59 years. They have two surviving daughters living in Dallas, TX: Tanya Downing and Valerie Stephenson; and two grandchildren (Amshatar and Bryce).

From No Cal AREA Chapter: Sadly we lost two McClellan BX Retirees in July. Chris Mosella, longtime head cashier at McClel-

lan and Bob Barber long time McClellan Custodian, passed away. Gloria Masse lost her sister Pauline in July also. We extend our

sympathy to Gloria and her family and the families of both Chris and Bob.

Dorothy J. Downing

AREA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY UPDATES

Save this page with your copy of the 2013 AREA Directory

NEW MEMBERS PHILLIP JERNIGAN

PAMELA LEBLANC

DAVID MARJONEN

JOSEPH B. FLORES

258 MOONBEAM LN

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 78052

TEL: 214-392-1584

EMAIL: floresj_@yahoo.com

CHRISTEL MAYER

CONSTANCE HICKS

PHIL TINSLEY

LEON LEVIN

5007 FOREST BEND RD

DALLAS, TX

SHERI LARSON

701 W. MAIN ST

ALHAMBRA, IL 62001

TEL: 618-223-9460

EMAIL: csllair2017@gmail.com

JOHN E. HALL

66 SMITH CT

WALTHAM, MA 02451

TEL: 781-466-6199

EMAIL: hall66@juno.com

DEANNA LANCE

JANIE MARJONEN

KARIN TAYLOR

1417 BETTE CT MESQUITE, TX 75149

TEL: 972-222-8176

EMAIL: karintaylor@att.net

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CHANGES: ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, EMAIL

JUDY WIGGINS

10036 BROOKDALE DR

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34655

TEL: 727-203-3154

DAVID FRY

2004 BUENA VISTA DR

GREELY, CO 80634

TEL: 817-905-5340

EMAIL: davidwarrenfry@yahoo.com

KARIN KAWAMURA

103185 DIMPLE VIEW LN

SANDY, UT 84092

Cell: 385-226-9795

TAKAAKI KIMURA

No-243-0413

KOKUBUNNJIDAI, EBINA CITY

KANAGAWA – PREF., JAPAN

TEL: 090-8728-7080

EMAIL: tack.kimura8@gmail.com

NEW MEMBERS (cont’d)

SUSAN BURFIEND

4604 LAKE PARK DR

ARLINGTON, TX 76016

TEL: 817-507-6458

EMAIL:

JAMES W. CLEVELAND

CHESTER HIRES

LARRY MAJORE

MARY THERESA OZBUN

ARSENIO RIVERA

SAUNDRA RODRIGUEZ

BARBARA SHAW

25 SUGARBUSH LN

FAIRFIELD GLADE, TN 38558

TEL: 469-855-4425

EMAIL: Barbara.forkapa@gmail.com

SEAN SHAW

25 SUGARBUSH LN

FAIRFIELD GLADE, TN 38558

TEL: 469-682-5749

EMAIL: sean.m.shaw@gmail.com

NORMA JEAN HALL

3051 ENGLAND PKWY

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75054

TEL: 817-781-7737

EMAIL: hallnj230@att.net

If you don’t send AREA your updated address and/

or email, you will not receive your copy of the AREA

Quarterly Newsletter. Please email any changes

using the Membership Update form on page 27 and

mail it to Pat Weaver, Membership Director at

pitterpat6026@gmail.com.

Thanks for keeping your membership

information up-to-date!

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The following telephone numbers are provided as a convenience to members wishing to contact certain HQ AAFES offices and the Pentagon Federal Credit Union.

HQ SWITCHBOARD

(214) 312-2011

FOR RETIREMENT and GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS:

HQ. AAFES BENEFIT BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES (800) 519-3381

GENERAL COUNSEL:

DALE HARBOUR (214) 312-3126

EXCHANGE POST:

STEVE SMITH, Corporate Communications Editor/Historian, (214) 312-3831 or e-mail smithstev@aafes.com

SALES TABLOIDS:

TABLOID DEPARTMENT (800) 733-5142

ID CARD, PRIVILEGES

HR-S HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE

CAC/ ID cards are issued Monday-Friday (excluding holidays) from 07:30 am – 10:00 am (no appointment needed). Appointments for a time after 10:30 AM can be arranged by emailing HQHRO@aafes.com; or calling HR Techs as follows: Brenda Johnson, (214) 312-2612; Jill Cottle, (214) 312-6531; Sarah Brown, (214)312-6423; or Veneitra Colston-Mack, (214) 312-2531. Please ensure to bring your CAC/shopping privilege id card as well as a valid Federal or State ID to renew your CAC and/or shopping privilege ID card. If your CAC is expired, you will need to bring in two valid forms of Federal and/or State ID’s (such as a driver’s li-cense, US passport, birth certificate, original social security card). Submit questions to: Rhonda Moncrief, HQ Human Resources Man-ager at (214) 312-2006.

PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: TOLL FREE SERVICE –MEMBER SERVICES

TOLL FREE U.S.: 800-247-5626

Monday - Friday: 7:00 am to 11:00 pm Eastern Time Saturday: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm Eastern Time

Sunday: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Time OVERSEAS DIRECT DIAL: 541-225-6700

TTY (for the hearing impaired: TOLL FREE U.S.: 800 225-6378

FOR OTHERS NOT LISTED:

Pat Weaver, Membership Director, (972) 780-9810; e-mail: pitterpat6026@gmail.com

For other information, check out the Exchange website at: https://www.shopmyexchange.com/

And the AREA website: http://www.aafes.com/about-exchange/retired-employees-association/

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FORM

Type of Change (Check All Boxes Below That Apply)

Address Telephone FAX

E-Mail Marital Status Other

Printed Name Signature Date

TO: AREA (ATTN: Membership Director)

PO BOX 380614

Duncanville, TX 75138-0614

CURRENT ADDRESS:

Enter New Address in “Current Address” block BELOW and List Other Changes Here:

Changes will be published in the next AREA newsletter unless you specifically tell us not to print this information.

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AAFES Retired Employees Association

P.O. Box 380614

Duncanville, TX 75138-0614

DUES ALERT! If the last time you renewed your dues was in September 2017 or earlier,

please send your $17 dues PAYABLE to AREA at the mailing address shown above.

AAFES Retired Employees Association Printing and mailing the Newsletter has become too expensive so the board discussed

and approved these changes at our Spring 2017 board meeting.

“New and reinstated members; and existing members with computers (or other e-mail reading devices) who renew their membership; will receive the newsletter via e-mail only.”

You’ll enjoy these advantages:

• Get the Newsletter the first of the month, rather than several days after the beginning of the month.

• The Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format is in color and you can transfer/save the file as you desire.

Here’s what one member said: “The e mail edition is superb. Easy to read, brilliant colors, etc. I can't say

enough about it, and would recommend that anyone with a computer get the newsletter this way.”

Send an e-mail to Pat Weaver, Membership Director, at pitterpat6026@gmail.com and state that you would

like to get the Newsletter on line now and we’ll do the rest. Or, as stated above, new and reinstated members;

and existing members with computers (or other e-mail reading devices) who renew their membership; will

receive the newsletter via e-mail only.

AREA—JUST FOR YOU

PRSRT STD

US POSTAGE PAID

DALLAS, TX

PERMIT #1478