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MILITARY RETIREE INFORMATIONReady Reference Military Retiree’s Ready Reference of Telephone Numbers lists Government, Military, Veterans, Commercial and Charitable Organizations, Women’s Veterans Organizations, Military Temporary Lodging, Armed Forces Recreation Centers, Navy Exchange Lodges, MWR Lodging, Veterans Lodging, Foreign Military/Veterans Lodging, Condos, Cottages, Campgrounds, RV Parks, Military Recreation Areas, Golf Courses, Marinas, Travel Information, Commercial Airlines, Car Rental Companies, Train Tickets, Travel Clubs and Travel Agencies, Military Space “A” Gateway Travel Locations, DSN/Commercial Telephone Numbers, Recorded Flight Information Numbers and Addresses, and CONUS Space “A” Activities.
Air Force Retiree News use of the Air Force retired military community. Although these articles may be applicable to others, they are written and/or edited specifically for the Air Force military community, which includes Air Force retirees, their family members and surviving spouses of Air Force retirees. Much of this same information is contained in the Afterburner, USAF News for Retired Personnel, which is distributed in January, May and September: http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afretire/. Air Reserve Personnel Center Air Reserve Personnel Center at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/retsep/Retirements%20hp.htm. Army Retirement Services at: Soldiers and Airmen Home and Airmen Home can be found at http://www.afrh.com/sol-airm.htm. FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FVAP) The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) Federal Voting Assistance administers the federal responsibilities of the Presidential designee (Secretary of Defense), under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) of 1986. The Act covers more than six million potential voters. The FVAP has three distinct goals. These are to: inform and educate U.S. citizens worldwide of their right to vote; foster voting participation; and protect the integrity of, and simultaneously enhance, the electoral process at the Federal, State and local levels. The FVAP provides U.S. citizens worldwide a broad range of non-partisan information and assistance to facilitate their participation in the democratic process – regardless of where they work or live. The UOCAVA requires that the states and territories allow certain U.S. citizens, as defined below, to register and vote absentee in elections for Federal office. These groups include members of the Uniformed Services (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard), Merchant Marine, eligible family members of the above, Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. citizens employed by the Federal Government residing outside the U.S., and all other private U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S. Some states and territories allow citizens covered by the UOCAVA to register and vote in state and local elections as well. More information on the UOCAVA can be found in Appendix E of the Voting Assistance Guide. The FVAP acts on behalf of the Secretary of Defense to administer the Federal responsibilities of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which designates armed forces recruiting offices nationwide as voter registration agencies allowing eligible U.S. citizens to apply for voter registration, or apply to change voter registration data, at 6000 Armed Forces Recruitment Offices nationwide. Services are provided to thousands of military Voting Assistance Officers (VAOs) around the globe, Embassy and Consulate VAOs, state officials, local government officials, representatives of worldwide organizations, personnel at Armed Forces Recruiting Offices, and all citizens eligible to apply for voter registration, or change voter registration data at Armed Forces Recruitment Offices. In all, these total approximately 205 million U.S. citizens of voting age. The Federal Voting Assistance Program can be reached at: Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1155, FVAP Fax (703) 588-0108, Email [email protected], Toll-free 800-438-8683, numbers from 59 countries. |
