The Military Retiree’s
Ready Reference
Of Telephone Numbers
Telephone numbers contained in this list were obtained
in February 2002 and their accuracy is not certain
Researched by Mel Weiss
CWO-2, SC, USN, Ret. & GM-14, Ret.
Email Address:
Please help me keep this directory up to date! Email any “new” or “better” telephone numbers to me, plus any additions/deletions, so that I can continuously update this information! Thank you! M.W.
Government, Military, Veterans,
Commercial & Charitable Organizations
Organization Phone Number
AAFES Catalog Sales 800-527-2345
AAFES Customer Service 877-891-7827
AARP Customer Service 800-424-3410
Airborne Express (Customer Service) 800-247-2676
Air Force Afterburner Newspaper 210-652-2126
Air Force Association 703-247-5810
Air Force Casualty Assistance 800-558-1404
Air Force Enlisted Men’s Widows and Dependents Home Foundation 904-651-9858
Air Force Magazine 703-247-5800
Air Force National Recruiting Center 800-423-8723
Air Force Retired Affairs 800-531-7502
Air Force Retiree Services Branch 210-652-4663
Air Force Sergeants Association 301-899-3500
Air Force Times Newspaper 800-368-5718
Air Force Village Foundation 800-762-1122
Air Force Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 210-565-2660
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 212-870-3400
Alliance of Women Veterans 714-551-2329
Alzheimer’s Association 800-272-3900
America Gold Star Mothers 202-265-0991
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) (Customer Service) 800-424-3410
American Cancer Society 800-227-2345
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 212-549-2500
American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 412-771-3956
American Ex-Prisoners of War Association 817-649-2979
American Forces Services Corporation 703-528-5444
American Foundation for the Blind 800-232-5463
American GI Forum 303-458-1700
American Heart Association 800-242-8721
American Legion 317-630-1200
American Lung Association 800-478-7653
American Merchant Marine Veterans 941-549-1010
American Military Retirees Association 518-563-9479
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Organization Phone Number
American Military Society 301-925-1420
American Red Cross 703-206-8512
American Stroke Association 800-315-8700
American Veterans Commission 301-320-6490
American Veterans of WWII, Korea & Vietnam (AMVETS) 301-459-9600
American War Mothers 202-362-0090
American WWII Orphans Network 360-733-1678
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Help Line 800-514-0301
Arlington National Cemetery 202-789-7013
Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) 909-413-2236
Army & Air Force Mutual Aid Association 703-522-3060
Army & Navy Union, United States of America, Inc. 330-652-1612
Army, Air Force, Marines & Navy Times Publishing Company 703-750-9000
Army Echoes Newspaper 800-445-2049
Army National Recruiting Center 800-872-2769
Army Retired Affairs 800-336-4909
Army Women’s Museum 804-734-4327
Army Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 703-325-3732
Asbestos Veterans Assistance Information League (AVAIL) 281-681-1827
Association of Ex-POW of the Korean War 513-426-5105
Association of the 199th Light Infantry 703-448-1999
Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 800-336-4570
Automobile Association of America (AAA) (Customer Service) 800-624-0100
Awards Information, Washington, DC 202-685-1770
Blinded Veterans Association 202-462-4430
Blue Star Mothers of American, Inc. 301-949-0114
Brotherhood Rally of All Veterans 818-591-6300
Catholic War Veterans, United States of America, Inc. 703-549-3622
Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Help Line 800-311-3435
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 410-786-3000
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 703-482-0623
CHAMPUS (Customer Service) 303-361-1000
China Burma India Veterans Association 407-282-0346
Coast Guard National Recruiting Center 800-438-8724
Coast Guard Retired Affairs 800-772-8724
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) 202-606-2564
Combined National Veterans Association of America 202-543-2239
Congressional Medal of Honor Society 843-884-8136
Council of Better Business Bureaus 703-276-0100
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Organization Phone Number
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 307-638-8143
DEERS Verification Help Desk 800-538-9552
Defense Commissary Agency (DeCa) Customer Service 800-294-2744
Defense Finance & Accounting Service, Cleveland, OH 800-346-3374
Department of Defense (DOD) Hot Line 800-424-9098
Department of Justice, Radiation Compensation Program 800-729-7327
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association 202-628-3400
DFAS Cleveland, OH (Retired Pay Customer Service) 800-321-1080
DFAS Denver, CO (Annuity Section) 800-435-3396
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 859-441-7300
Eighth Army Historical Society 949-552-3889
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 800-424-8802
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Help Desk 800-669-4000
European & Pacific Stars and Stripes Newspaper 202-761-0945
Federal Aviation Administration (Customer Service) 800-322-7873
Federal Aviation Administration (Security/Safety Hot Line) 800-255-1111
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 202-324-3000
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 888-225-5322
Federal Consumer Information Center (National Contact Center) 800-333-4636
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (Information Desk) 800-633-4542
Federal Employees Retirement Service (Information Desk) 888-767-6738
Federal Election Commission 800-424-9530
Federal Express (FEDEX) (Customer Service) 800-463-3339
Federal Home Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) 800-732-6643
Federal Home Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) 800-373-3343
Federal Housing Administration 800-225-5342
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 202-606-1800
Federal Student Air Information Center 800-433-3243
Federal Times Publishing Company 703-750-7400
Fisher House Foundation, Inc. 888-294-8560
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) 703-683-1400
Franco-American Wars Veterans Inc. 978-840-0445
GEICO Insurance Company (Customer Service) 800-861-8380
Go For Broke National Veterans Association, Inc. 619-779-9986
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 888-751-6350
Government Printing Office (Ordering Publications) 866-512-1800
GSA Office of Enterprise Development (Small Businesses) 202-501-1021
I. D. Cards (Air Force Retirees) 800-558-1404
I. D. Cards, Benefits and Eligibility 800-443-9297
“I Have A Dream” Foundation 212-293-5480
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Organization Phone Number
Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) 800-375-5283
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Help Line) 800-829-1040
Italian American War Veterans of the United States of America 407-366-3232
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Jewish Defense League 818-980-8535
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America 202-265-6280
Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Air Force Personnel) 800-531-5501
Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Army Personnel) 800-892-2490
Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Marine Corps Personnel) 800-847-1597
Korean War Missing POW-MIA Information (Navy Personnel) 800-443-9298
Korean War Veterans Association 937-426-5105
Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. 805-692-2244
Library of Congress (Help Desk) 202-707-5000
LSM-LSMR Association 413-774-2397
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America 800-722-9474
Marine Corps Exchange Headquarters 703-784-3809
Marine Corps League 703-207-9588
Marine Corps National Recruiting Center 800-272-7391
Marine Corps Retired Affairs 800-336-4649
Marine Corps Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 703-784-2507
MEDICARE (Customer Service) 800-633-4227
Merck-Medro Managed Care (Medicare Contracted Pharmacy) 800-903-4680
Military Chaplains Association of the United States of America 703-276-2189
Military Living Publications (Commercial Business) 703-237-0203
Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) 703-642-5360
Military Order of the World Wars 703-683-4911
NAM-POWS, Inc. 972-924-3337
National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division 770-587-2383
National Amputee Foundation, Inc. 516-887-3600
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) 866-325-7208
National Association for Black Veterans, Inc. 800-842-4597
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 877-622-2798
National Association for Uniformed Military 703-750-1342
National Association for Uniformed Services & National Society of Military 703-750-1342
National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV) 505-877-3707
National Association of Black Military Women (NABMW) 708-534-3637
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors 415-331-7757
National Association of Military Widows 703-527-4565
National Association of Radiation 800-798-5102
National Association of State Veterans 918-567-2251
National Association of Veterans Program Administrators 904-226-6350
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Organization Phone Number
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans 202-546-1969
National Congress of Puerto Rican Veterans 718-822-8077
National Contact Center (To Order A U.S. Flag) 800-688-9889
National Gulf War Resource Center, Inc. 301-585-0519
National League of Families 202-223-6846
National Life Insurance Program 800-669-8477
National Park Service (Golden Passes for Seniors) 888-467-2757
National Park Service (Information Line) 202-208-6845
National Passport Information Center (NPIC) 888-362-8668
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) 314-538-4141
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 202-628-1776
National Society of New England Women Veterans 415-924-3253
National Veterans Legal Services Program, Inc. 202-265-8305
National Vietnam Veterans Coalition 202-338-6882
Naval Reserve Association 703-548-5800
Naval Reserve Personnel Center (Records Section) 800-535-2699
Navy Active/Reserve Pay Center 800-346-3374
Navy Exchange (NEX) Headquarters 800-628-3924
Navy Federal Credit Union, Washington, DC 800-336-3333
Navy League of the United States 703-528-1775
Navy Mutual Aid Association 800-628-6011
Navy National Recruiting Center 800-872-6289
Navy Nurse Corps Association (NNCA) 360-675-9046
Navy Retired Activities Office 800-255-8950
Navy Uniform Shop 800-368-4088
Navy Worldwide Locator Assistance (Active Duty Only) 901-874-3388
Non-Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) 210-653-6161
Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Justice 800-638-6498
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (Job Hot Line) 478-744-2299
OSS-101 Association 650-493-4174
P-47 Thunderbolt Pilots Association 301-365-5018
Paralyzed Veterans of America 800-424-8200
Peace Corps Information Desk 800-424-8580
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Inc. 703-549-4191
Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Washington, DC 703-838-1563
Polish Legion of American Veterans, United States of America 440-845-0119
Presidential Greetings, National Contact Center 800-688-9889
Reserve Component SBP Section (Code 416) 800-535-2699
Reserve Officers Association of the United States, Inc. 202-646-7715
Retired Military Pay Center 800-321-1080
Ronald McDonald House Foundation 630-623-7048
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Organization Phone Number
Salvation Army National Headquarters 610-696-8746
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 800-732-0330
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) 800-419-1473
Shift Colors Magazine (Navy) 800-874-3154
Ships Historian, Washington, DC 202-433-3643
Small Business Administration (SBA) Answer Desk 800-827-5722
Social Security Administration (SSA) 800-772-1213
Stennis Center for Public Service 662-325-8409
Swords to Plowshares: Veterans Rights Organization 415-252-4788
The Center for Internee Rights, Inc. 305-864-2558
The Chosin Few 703-925-1549
The Corredigorians, USA, Inc. 619-653-0422
The Forty & Eight (40et8) 317-634-1804
The General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation 800-554-5510
The Retired Enlisted Association 800-338-9337
The Retired Officers Association (TROA) 800-245-8762
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA) 800-222-2294
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. 202-588-8277
TRICARE Delta Dental Program 888-336-3260
TRICARE for Life Center (Benefits Information) 888-363-5433
TRICARE Headquarters (Information) 303-676-3526
TRICARE Senior Pharmacy Program 877-363-6337
TRICARE Senior Prime (Central Region) 800-371-6489
TRICARE Senior Prime (Gulf South Region) 800-625-0211
TRICARE Senior Prime (Northeast Region) 888-999-5195
TRICARE Senior Prime (Northwest Region) 800-979-9667
TRICARE Senior Prime (Southern California Region) 800-979-9620
TRICARE Senior Prime (Southwest Region) 800-937-6093
United Parcel Service (UPS) (Customer Service) 800-742-5877
United Service Organization (USO) 202-610-5700
United Way National Headquarters 703-836-7100
USAA Claims Desk 800-531-8222
USAA Headquarters (Customer Service) 800-286-8257
USAA New Member Information 800-531-8080
U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) 800-633-1128
U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association 703-742-7727
U.S. Census Bureau 888-325-7733
U.S. Copyright Office 202-707-3000
U.S. House of Representatives 202-224-3121
U.S. Naval Home 800-332-3527
U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association 508-824-0789
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U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II 310-519-9545
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 800-786-9199
U.S. Savings Bonds (Information) 800-487-2663
U.S. Senate 202-224-3121
U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home 800-422-9988
U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II 630-834-2718
VA Center for Women Veterans Help Desk 800-827-1000
VA GI Bill Help Desk 888-442-4551
VA Gulf War/Agent Orange Help Desk 800-749-8387
VA Headstones & Markers Help Desk 800-697-6947
VA Health Care Benefits Help Desk 877-222-8387
VA Inspector General (Hot Line) 800-488-8244
VA National Service Life Insurance (NSL) 800-669-8477
VA Regional Office Locator 800-827-1000
VA Service Department Burial Benefits 800-697-6947
Veterans for Peace 207-773-1431
Veteran’s Group Life Insurance (VGLI) 800-419-1473
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 800-756-3390
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge 703-528-5403
Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. 800-843-8626
Veterans of WWI of the United States of America, Inc. 703-780-5660
Veterans United for a Strong America 859-254-7636
Veterans’ Widows International Network, Inc. 303-693-4745
Vietnam Era Veterans Association 401-521-6710
Vietnam Veterans Institute 843-538-8402
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) 202-483-9222
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. 301-585-4000
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project 800-222-2294
Vietnam Women Veterans (VWV) 800-217-8753
WAVES National Headquarters 207-438-3800
Western Union (Customer Service) 800-325-6000
Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, WWII 508-683-3720
Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Foundation 256-820-3233
Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association 206-820-6824
Women Marines Association 888-525-1943
Women Veterans of America 561-732-4596
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Women’s Veterans Organizations
(Telephone Numbers Not Available)
Air Force Women Officers Association, PO Box 780155, San Antonio, TX 78278
All Navy Women's National Alliance, PO Box 147, Goldenrod, FL 32733-0147
Coast Guard/SPAR, Inc., 5904 Mt. Eagle Drive, Apt. 1616 Alexandria, VA 22303
Hispanic Women Veterans Coalition, PO Box 25047, Harper Woods, MI 48225-1825
National Organization of World War Nurses, 1509 Emilie Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
National Women Veterans Conference, Inc., 2902 Irving Street, Denver, CO 80211-6756
Retired Army Medical Specialist Corps Association, PO Box 39451, Serna Station, San Antonio, TX 78268
Retired Army Nurse Corps Association, PO Box 681026, Serna Station, San Antonio, TX 78218-1235
Society of Retired Air Force Nurses, PO Box 681026 San Antonio, TX 78268
WASP, PO Box 9212, Ft. Wayne, IN 46809
Women Military Aviators, Inc., PO Box 46819, Washington, DC 20050-6819
Women Veterans of America, PO Box 290283, Homecrest Station, Brooklyn, NY
10229-0005
Women's Overseas Service League, PO Box 7124, Washington, DC 20044-7124
WWII Flight Nurses Association, 2111 Spring Lake Road, Fruitland, FL 32731-5154
The Circle of Sisters, 827 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80204
United Women Veterans, 113 S. Orchard Street, Thiensville, WI 53092
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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, etc.
Activity Phone Number
Aberdeen Army Proving Ground Lodging Office, Aberdeen, MD 410-278-5148
Aberdeen Army Proving Ground Skipper’s Point Recreation Area, MD 410-278-5201
Adelaide Naval Military & Air Force Club, Adelaide, South Australia 61-8-223-2422
AFRC Garmisch & Chiemsee, Germany (Central Lodging Reservations) 49-8821-79981
Air Force Community Services (Central CONUS Lodging Reservations) 888-235-6343
Altus Air Force Base Red River Inn, Altus, OK 580-482-7144
Altus Air Force Base Golf Course, Altus, OK 580-481-7207
Andersen Air Force Base Andersen Inn, Yigo, Guam 671-362-2081
Anderson Air Force Base Golf Course, Yigo, Guam DSN 366-4653
Andrews Air Force Base Gateway Inn, Clinton, MD 301-981-4614
Andrews Air Force Base Golf Course, Clinton, MD 301-981-4404
Annapolis Naval Air Station Family Camp, Annapolis, MD 410-293-9200
Annapolis Naval Air Station Marina, Annapolis, MD 410-293-2058
Annapolis Naval Air Station Navy Lodge, Annapolis, MD 410-757-7700
Annapolis Naval Air Station Retelle Recreation Park, Annapolis, MD 410-293-9200
Ansbach 235th BSB Franconia Inn, Ansbach, Germany 49-98-029-5060
Area 51, Somewhere In The Nevada Desert Unlisted
Army and Navy Club of London, London, United Kingdom 44-207-930-9721
Army and Navy Club of Washington, DC (Military Affiliated) 202-628-8400
Army Morale Welfare & Recreation (Central Lodging Reservations) 800-462-7691
Arnold Air Force Base Wingo Inn, Tullahoma, OK 931-454-3099
Arnold Air Force Base Golf Course, Tullahoma, OK 931-455-5870