Military Report December 23, 2002 Issue

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DFAS Sets 2002 Tax Season Mailing for Retirees, Annuitants
The 2002 1099R tax forms for all Department of Defense military retirees and annuitants will be mailed by Jan. 15, 2003 to the home addresses on file with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

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DODDS Staffers No Longer Must File Travel Plans
Teachers and other civilian employees of Department of Defense Dependents Schools in the Pacific no longer need to file force-protection plans for personal travel, DODDS-Pacific officials said.

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New TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy to Open March 1
More than 400,000 military pharmacy mail order customers will be switched March 1 to a new TRICARE mail order pharmacy program.

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Operation Uplink Keeps Servicemembers Connected
Operation Uplink keeps military personnel and hospitalized veterans in touch with their families and loved ones by providing them with free phone cards.

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Program Will Help Vets Buy Franchises
Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Anthony J. Principi has announced the Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran), which allows veterans to buy a franchise with a down payment of 10 percent or less of the initial franchise cost.

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Send Holiday Messages To Servicemembers Overseas
The Navy's LIFELines Services Network and nationally-syndicated advice columnist Dear Abby are geared up to handle the online version of the Operation Dear Abby holiday letter-writing campaign for all U.S. servicemembers stationed overseas.

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Two Tools Designed to Help Reservists
Two new tools will soon be available to help Reservists perform their jobs more efficiently: the Naval Reserve Navigator and the Selected Reserve (SELRES) Guidebook.

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Sempers,

Roger