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Casualty Assistance Kit

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CASUALTY ASSISTANCE KIT - Page 3
Created by Stephen Cobb, USA Colonel (Ret.)

Special Contacts

Air Force Casualty Reporting; leads to nearest USAF facility and Zip Code request
    −> To connect with an Air Force Casualty Assistance Representative (CAR)

 

1-877-353-6807

Army HQ Casualty Assistance Office (from overseas: 1-703-325-7990)

 

1-800-626-3317

Arlington National Cemetery (MDW)

 

703-697-2131

Quantico National Cemetery (VA)

 

703-221-2183

Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC

 

1-800-422-9988

Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) for reporting a casualty

 

1-800-269-5170

MOPH National Headquarters, Springfield, VA

 

703-642-5360

MOPH National Service Office (NSO): Jack Leonard (Springfield HQ)

 

703-354-2140/2771

US Naval Home, Gulfport, Mississippi

 

1-800-322-3527

VA Medical Center, Washington, DC

 

202-745-8000

VA Outpatient Clinic & VETS Center (on US 1 near Ft. Belvoir)

 

703-360-8633

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
(Plus messages sent to other offices and agencies. Operational 24/7/365)

 

1-800-VFW-1899
           (839)

Phone Numbers and Web Sites of Interest

Pay DFAS U.S. Military Retired Pay: P.O. Box 7130, London, KY 40742-7130
1-800-321-1080 or (216) 522-5955, Fax 1-800-469-6559 and Reporting a Casualty: 1-800-269-5170
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/retiredpay.html

SBP/RSFPP Annuity DFAS U.S. Military Annuitant: P0 Box 7131, London, KY 40742-7131
1-800-321-1080 or (216) 522-5955, Fax 1-800-982-8459
http://www.dod.mil/dfas/retiredpay.html

Army Retirement Services: http://www.armyg1.army.mil/rso/mission.asp

DEERS Beneficiary Telephone Center/Address Update: 1-800-538-9522 or (831) 583-2500

If survivor is a Civil Service retiree or receiving an annuity from the Federal Government,
call OPM at Telephone number (724) 794-8690, (Option 3) or 1-888-757-6736 (Toll Free)

ID Card Records Update in Case of Death or Divorce: Contact nearest ID card facility

TRICARE Senior Pharmacy: 1-877-DOD-MEDS (1-877-363-6337)

Arlington National Cemetery: (703) 695-3250; http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org

Social Security: 1-800-772-1213; http://www.ssa.gov, and Medicare: 1-800-633-4227

DeltaSelect USA TRICARE Retiree Dental Plan: 1-888-838-8737; http://www.DDPdelta.org

TRICARE Information: Region I (Northeast) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, & part of Northern Virginia
1-888-999-5195

VA Veterans Benefits Administration:

 

http://www.vba.va.gov

VA Benefits Fact Sheets:

 

http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/milsvc/benfacts.htm

VA Facilities Locator and Directory:

 

http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp

VA Burial and Memorial Benefits:

 

http://www.cem.va.gov

VA Index of Veterans Organizations:

 

http://www1.va.gov/vso/

VA Forms:

 

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/

Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC):

 

http://www.dod.mil/prhome/mppcrsc.html

Commonwealth of Virginia Government:

 

http://www.myvirginia.org/cmsportal/index.html