The Long Blue Line (Spring 2024)

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OTHER IMPORTANT RESOURCES CG NATIONAL RETIREE COUNCIL / REGIONAL RETIREE COUNCILS & CO-CHAIRS CGNRC CO-CHAIRS CAPITAL AREA CENTRAL GULF COAST (MOBILE) CHARLESTON GREAT LAKES RADM Meredith Austin maustincgnrc@gmail.com MCPO Lloyd Pierce cgsilverancientmariner11@outlook.com David Bernstein dberns01@gmail.com John Milkiewicz locke45@hotmail.com Terry Gilbreath tgilbreath@asdd.com Charlie Womack chwomack@gmail.com Ray Bryant basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com Timothy Schneider basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com Lorne Thomas lorne.w.thomas@uscg.mil James Bach uw_jimmy@yahoo.com PENSACOLA, FL & BALDWIN COUNTY, AL SAN JUAN, PR SECTOR OHIO VALLEY SOUTHWEST ST. LOUIS Jeff Rosenberg cg.rrc.pns@gmail.com Jose Baltar uscg.sj.rc@gmail.com Carlos López uscg.sj.rc@gmail.com James Armstrong James.S.Armstrong@uscg.mil Gerald Nauert gnauert@oldhamcountyky.gov Joseph Leonard jleonard83@aol.com Eric Pugh eric.pugh12@outlook.com Keith Livingstone bassbolt@yahoo.com Becky Livingstone rebalivingstone@att.net EAST CENTRAL FL Jim Reynolds james.reynolds.cg@gmail.com TAMPA BAY AREA Don Goldstein DGoldstein1@tampabay.rr.com LeRoy Dennison LeRoy@dennison.com U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION FIRST CG RETIREES JACKSONVILLE HAWAII KODIAK MIAMI NEW ORLEANS NORTH EAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHWEST Mike Rosecrans m.rosecrans@gmail.com YNCM Bobby Wester bwester2549@aol.com Rod Schultz rschultz369@gmail.com Anthony Lim hawaiiretiree.cc@gmail.com Robert Lachowsky roblachowsky@yahoo.com John Whiddon jbwhiddon52@gmail.com David Cinalli david.cinalli@yahoo.com Marc Fagenbaum cgrcmiamibeach@gmail.com Currently Inactive Kevin Brown CGRetireeNorthEast@gmail.com Thomas Hall tadahall@msn.com David Swanson ddswanson@msn.com RADM Bert Kinghorn CoChairs@cgretirenw.org Sean McPhilamy seanmcphilamy@mac.com YORKTOWN Rick Gay rgay@earthlink.net David Bunch dcbunch52@verizon.net Recouncil@TCYYorktown.ucg.mil You may elect not to be mailed the newsletter by accessing your DA Self-Service account at • www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/ • Select “Change My Delivery Options” • Uncheck the block labeled “I elect to receive the Retiree Newsletter by mail.” You may also contact CG PPC Customer Care for assistance by calling 866-772-8724 or by sending an e-mail to: PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil 96 SPRING 2024 THE LONG BLUE LINE
CG PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER, RETIREE & ANNUITANT SERVICES (PPC-RAS), DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE & OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES Directory Assistance and Other Important Phone Numbers & Websites are also accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/portals/10/cg-1/ppc/ras/rasdirectory.pdf Questions, Address or Direct-Deposit Changes If you need information or have questions about: • Your retired or survivor benefit plan (SBP) annuity payments • Your retired/annuitant statement • IRS Form 1099-R (reporting taxable income) • You need to change your and your dependents’ home mailing address (for retired/annuitant statement, newsletter, 1099-R, correspondence) • Your financial institution or account number for your direct deposit • Report a change to your designation of beneficiary for payment of unpaid retired pay (Note: use Form *CG PPC-3600 Designation of Beneficiary for Payment of Unpaid Retired Pay) You may make the requests listed above by telephone, by fax, or in writing. The telephone and fax numbers are: Toll free: 1-866-772-8724 Fax: (785) 339-3770 Allotments, SBP Coverage and Beneficiary Changes If you need to: • Start, stop, or change an allotment (you may use Form *CG PPC-7221 Retired Allotment Authorization Form, fax in the form or a written request, call us or send us an e-mail request). • Report a change to your survivor benefit plan (SBP) coverage (must be in writing) You may fax your request to (785) 339-3770 or mail to: Commanding Officer (RAS) USCG Pay & Personnel Center 444 SE Quincy St Topeka, KS 66683-3591 Income Tax Withholding Changes (*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at: www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS. If you need to: • Start or change the amount of state tax withholding (retirees can call, e-mail, fax or use *IRS Form W-4, or state form. If using IRS form, indicate that the form is for state income tax withholding, not federal, which state it’s for and the dollar amount to be withheld, (minimum amount is $10.00, no cents)). We cannot withhold state tax for annuitants. • Change your federal income tax withholding (retirees use Form W-4, annuitants use Form W-4P) • Change exemptions or additional withholding Federal tax changes must be in writing. The original Form IRS W-4 or W-4P must be mailed to PPC (RAS) for action and filing, per IRS requirements. PPC (RAS) cannot accept a faxed W-4 or W-4P. Please mail to: Commanding Officer (RAS) USCG Pay & Personnel Center 444 SE Quincy St Topeka, KS 66683-3591 (*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at: www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS. Report of Death To report the death of a Coast Guard, NOAA or PHS retiree/annuitant call: Toll free: 1-866-772-8724 Fax: (785) 339-3770 Or write: Commanding Officer (RAS) USCG Pay & Personnel Center 444 SE Quincy St Topeka, KS 66683-3591 DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS notice in The Retiree Newsletter, provide the dependent’s name, relationship to retiree, date of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil phone: 202-475-5451 THE LONG BLUE LINE SPRING 2024 U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION OTHER IMPORTANT RESOURCES 97
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MCPO LLOYD PIERCE: Spring has sprun
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I’m joined by RADM Merrie Austin,
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GLACIER REUNION SAVE THE DATE LOCAT
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USCGC STORIS U.S. COAST GUARD VETER
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NEVER TOO LATE: A CASE OF MISTAKEN
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Somehow, someway the placard was re
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How does the Coast Guard celebrate
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Get Your NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEU
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This is what we are known for. This
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We are prototyping unmanned systems
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the Polar Security Cutter. This is
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A FAMILY AFFAIR By Beau Bridges In
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shared many of his experiences with
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