8/17/2009 Army Echoes for Army Retirement Services Office

Retirement Services Office (RSO)

Army Echoes

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Its purpose is to keep Army Retired Soldiers and Family members abreast of their rights and privileges, inform them of developments in the modern Army, and to inspire goodwill and a desire to support the Army in their civilian communities.

The first Retired Army Personnel Bulletin was published in March 1956. It was a four page, monthly bulletin, designed to respond to the Army’s "urgent need" to get information to its 100,000 Retired Soldiers. Retirees had previously received information through inserts in their paychecks. This method did not provide information to those retirees receiving compensation from the (then) Veterans Administration and not receiving pay from the Army, and it limited information to a maximum of 350 words a month.

The publication's name was changed to Army Echoes in January 1979.

Today, Army Echoes, is a 16 page bulletin. It is published three times a year and mailed to 900,000+ Retired Soldiers and SBP annuitants. The correspondence address that the retiree has on file at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Cleveland Center (DFAS-CL) is used to mail Army Echoes. The correspondence address that Reserve Retired Soldiers, not yet age 60 and not yet in receipt of retired pay, have on file at the Army Human Resources Command in St. Louis is used to mail Army Echoes to them.

Through the years, the name, size and frequency of publication have changed. However, the publication's mission of providing a vital communications link between the Active Army and Retired communities has remained unchanged.

Comments concerning Echoes should be directed to the Editor, Army Echoes, HQDA, 200 Stovall St, Room 5N35, ATTN: DAPE-HRPD-RSO, Alexandria, VA 22332-0470. E-Mail to Laura.Paul@us.army.mil

Change Your Mailing Address

You may update your contact information online at https://mypay.dfas.mil/mypay.aspx. The editor cannot change addresses here. Army Echoes is mailed using the address supplied by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's Cleveland Center (DFAS-CL) and the U.S. Army Human Resources Command.   For mobilization purposes, all retirees should report address or phone number changes to HRC-St. Louis as well as changes to your ability to serve (physical condition). When requesting a change by mail or fax, contact the appropriate center listed below.  Make sure all written requests are signed and include your Social Security number.

If in receipt of or entitled to retired pay

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
U.S. Military Retired Pay
PO Box 7130
London, KY 40742-7130
Phone: 1-800-321-1080 or (216) 522-5955
FAX:  1-800-469-6559 (put SSN on all pages)

If in receipt of or entitled to SBP/RSFPP annuity

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
U.S. Military Annuitant Pay
PO Box 7131
London, KY 40742-7131
Phone: 1-800-321-1080 or (216) 522-5955
FAX:  1-800-982-8459 (put SSN on all pages)

If a retired reservist not yet 60

U.S. Army Human Resources Command
ATTN:  AHRC-PSP-A
1 Reserve Way
St. Louis, MO 63132-5200
Phone:  1-800-325-2660 or (314)592-0554
FAX: (314)592-0582  Attn: TLM9V49