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Military Family Support Information

Entitlements, Locator Services

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The Office of the Special Assistant has provided the following information for military personnel and families.

ARMY, NAVY
AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD
NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVES
ALL SERVICES
ENTITLEMENTS, LOCATOR SERVICES

ENTITLEMENTS

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DFAS provides information on military entitlements, as well as general information on pay rates, per diem, taxes, etc.

DoD Special Report; It's Your Move
This special report provides information on servicemember entitlements and responsibilities concerning shipment of household goods, unaccompanied baggage, boats, pets, POV's, etc.

Operation Joint Guard
In addition to normal pay and allowances Active duty and Reservists called to active duty in support of Operation Joint Guard in Bosnia-Herzegovina have access to several entitlements.

LOCATOR SERVICES

Army World Wide Locator
This service will provide military addresses of soldiers on active duty in the U.S. Army. It will not provide information on Army National Guard, Army Reservists, or soldiers who have separated or retired.

Navy Directory Service
This service allows you to search for Navy personnel. While the Navy cannot divulge home addresses, they will provide command information.

Air Force World Wide Locator
The Air Force Worldwide Locator handles requests locating Air Force personnel (military and civilian) from the general public, families, and official requests from Department of Defense or Air Force Officials.

Marine Corps Locator
To locate active duty Marines contact the Marine Corps World Wide Locator, Quantico, Virginia.

American Red Cross
If you need to contact a military member for emergency purposes, please call your local Red Cross chapter. You may find your local Red Cross chapter telephone number by visiting the Red Cross website, clicking on "Your local Red Cross" and entering your zip code.

Information provided by the Department of Defense Deployment Health Support Directorate in cooperation with the Defense Technical Information Center.

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