Retiree Activities Office column: week of Mar. 18 - 25
By Ron Teufel, Retiree Activities Office
/ Published March 14, 2011
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. --
Space-A Travel Opportunities
Space-A flights, also known as "military hops," are free with the exception of customs and head-tax fees on the aircraft. To sign up, eligible travelers must present a DOD-issued ID card (for ages 10 and up) and appropriate travel authorization. For active duty personnel, current leave paperwork is required. Eligible travelers can sign up for Space-A in person, at any passenger terminal, or by fax, email, internet or regular mail. For more information, including Air Mobility Command passenger terminal information, travel eligibility, and for a free-downloadable Space-A traveler handbook go to: http://www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/amctravelcontacts.asp.
Extracted from: National Association for Uniformed Services Weekly Update. To get the free weekly update go to: http://www.naus.org/update/update.html
You can also get to the AMC Space-A web page from the Retiree Activities Office web page by following the directions to our web page below. Look for "Travel and Leisure," and click on "Air Mobility Command Travel."
Thanks for Giving Campaign
From now to April 5, if you order from Outback Steakhouse's temporary "Red, White and Bloomin" menu, up to $1 million of its proceeds will be donated to Operation Homefront, http://www.operationhomefront.net/. This private charity provides financial and other emergency aid to families of troops and wounded warriors.
For additional information contact Operation Homefront at: 8930 Fourwinds Drive, Suite 340, San Antonio, Texas 78239, phone: 210-659-7756, fax: 210-566-7544, toll free: 800-722-6098.
Extracted from: The Retired Enlisted Association Washington Update at www.trea.org.
Shopmyexchange.com plans liftoff March 15
While it is not exactly a NASA launch pad, the Exchange's website has been the subject of an intense preflight checklist as it prepares for the re-launch of shopmyexchange.com.
Liftoff, scheduled for March 15, will include more than $5,000 in giveaways for authorized shoppers, troops, and their families, who log on through April 18.
Officials said, Exchange shoppers will find even more opportunities to save with limited-time only "super daily specials," an online savings club available only to shopmyexchange.com community members, and specialty stores offered through an exclusive online vendor mall.
Patrons will also still enjoy the quality customer service and product assortment they have become accustomed to throughout the nearly 116-year history of the Exchange, according to AAFES officials.
"We expect the new interface to really 'click' with Exchange patrons," said Mike Howard, AAFES chief operating officer. "One look and I think they'll agree that shopmyexchange.com, with its tax-free savings, free standard shipping and new look, is truly out of this world."
To experience the new website, visit www.shopmyexchange.com. (Courtesy of AAFES)
For more retiree news and information, please visit www.retirees.af.mil.
The Retiree Activities Office is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may visit our office in room A-200A, 1535 Command Dr., call us at 301-981-2726, your voice mail message will be answered, or you can e-mail us at rao@andrews.af.mil.
We recommend you call the office prior to visiting us to ensure someone is on duty. We have a Web site at http://www.andrews.af.mil click on ''Retirees" on the right side of the page. There you will find a wealth of information that is of interest to you.
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