Operation is simple. You will hear a recorded message explaining the need to send in a written request. You will then be asked to provide your name and address where the Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records must be sent. You will also be asked to leave a telephone number if there is a medical emergency.

Reference Branch	Phone # for SF 180	Fax #
Army Reference Branch Provides reference service on Army records, 1960 to present	(314) 538-4261	(314) 538-4175
Air Force Reference Branch Provides reference service on Air Force records: 1964-present 1947-1963 (for individuals with last names of A through Hubbard, James D.)	(314) 538-4243	(314) 538-4175
Records Reconstruction Branch Provides reference service on records damaged in the 1973 fire at NPRC. Army records: 1912-1959 Air Force records: 1947-1963 (for individuals with last names after Hubbard, James D.)	(314) 538-4261	(314) 538-4175
Navy Reference Branch Provides reference service on Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard records at NPRC	(314) 538-4141	(314) 538-4175

For more information, go to http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprser2.html.

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Who's your TRICARE contractor? That depends on where you live. Here's a list
of
TRICARE regions, what states/areas they include, and the names, claims
mailing
addresses, telephone numbers and Web Site:s of the contractors for each
region.
Generally, claims addresses and telephone numbers are for the firms that are
sub-contracted to process claims for each regional TRICARE contractor.

#Regions 3 (Southeast) and 4 (Gulf South)-includes Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, the eastern third of Louisiana,
which includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and a small part of northeastern
Arkansas that's in the Naval Hospital, Millington, Tenn., service area.

  Contractor: Humana Military Healthcare Services
  Toll-free Phone Numbers for Information: 1-800-444-5445 (Beneficiary
Services); 1-800-333-4040 (Health Care Finder)
  Claims Mailing Addresses for Claims Related to:
  Resource Sharing: Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7033, Camden, SC 29020-7033
  Mental Health: Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7034, Camden, SC 29020-7034
  Active Duty: Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7035, Camden, SC 29020-7035
  PFPWD (Disabilities): Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7036, Camden, SC 29020-7036
  Adjunctive Dental Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7037, Camden, SC 29020-7037
  All Other Claims Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 7031, Camden, SC 29020-7031
  Toll-free Phone for Claims: 1-800-403-3950
  Contractor's Web Site: http://www.humana-military.com
  Claims Processor's Web Site: http://www.mytricare.com


  Contractor: Health Net Federal Services
  Toll-free Phone for Information: 1-800-242-6788
  Claims Address: Palmetto GBA, P.O. Box 870001, Surfside Beach, SC
29587-8701
  Toll-free Phone for Claims: 1-800-930-2929
  Contractor's Web Site: http://www.fhfs.com
  Claims Processor's Web Site: http://www.mytricare.com


#OTHER TRICARE CONTRACTORS

o  TRICARE DENTAL PLAN (for active-duty families, and for reservists and
their
families)
   Contractor: United Concordia Companies, Inc.
   Toll-free Phone for Information: 1-800-866-8499
   Toll-free Phone for Enrollment Applications and Information:
1-888-622-2256
   Contractor's Web Site: http://www.ucci.com

o  TRICARE RETIREE DENTAL PLAN
   Contractor: Delta Dental
   Toll-free Phone for Information: 1-888-838-8737
   Contractor's Web Site: http://www.ddpdelta.org

o  NATIONAL MAIL ORDER PHARMACY
   Contractor: Merck-Medco
   Toll-free Phone for Information: 1-800-903-4680
   Contractor's Web Site: http://www.merck-medco.com


No matter which of the TRICARE health care options or programs you decide to
use, be sure you understand the rules under which they operate. Get copies
of
any available brochures, fact sheets or handbooks that pertain to the option
or
program you select. You can usually get informational materials from the
health
benefits adviser (HBA) at the nearest military treatment facility, from the
beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator (BCAC) at your TRICARE
region's lead agent office, or from the regional TRICARE contractor's local
TRICARE service center or Web Site:. You'll also find information on the
Military Health System/TRICARE Web Site at http://www.tricare.osd.mil

NOTE:  BCAC directory is also available at ftp://139.232.17.15/bcac_dir.txt

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SOURCE:  TRICARE Fast Facts at
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/factsheets/contract.pdf




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