European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 3 military couples could owe for insurance by Matt Millham stars and stripes dual military couples and mar ried reservists could owe the department of veterans affairs As much As million in unpaid life insurance according to the defense though some military person Nel might have been racking up debts related to the unpaid premiums for Dod Only recently directed All services to identify those who owe so it could collect the unpaid individuals who have been either knowingly or unknowingly enrolled in family service members group life which provides coverage for Mili tary spouses in All branches of the could owe the Vaas much As this number is based on a service member paying the High est Premium of for coverage from november 2001 to june the Premium dropped to a month in july service members who Haven paid their Fugli premiums Are Likely to have to pay the debt in azores based woman wins child care award a woman stationed at Lajes Field in the azores is this years air forces in Europe family child care provider of the Elizabeth Flowers showed out standing compassion and Dedica Tion to an air Force press release the Headquarters called her an inspiration to other other on base child care provid ers who were recognized Rosa in Ciurlik air Elmetra Ramstein air Denise Span Dahlem air Helen Raf Laken United the winners will be honoured at a banquet at Sembach Annex on airman killed in traffic Accident in Germany Germany a Ramstein based airman was killed monday in an Early morning traffic Accident in the Kaiserslautern the air Force the 25yearold As signed to the 86th Airlift was travelling on Krei Strasse 25 at Between kaisers laut  and Roden Bach when the Accident according to German he was driving in the direction of Rodenbach and tried to Navi Gate a right curve but drove off to the left Side of the Road and hit a German police a doctor declared the airman dead at the the air Force said the name of the airman is being withheld pending next skin both the German police and the 569th forces police Squadron Are investigating the Accident from staff reports full unless they can prove they re Quested to cancel Fugli coverage in the chances Are that those who owe Arent aware of their debt or even that there enrolled in the pro according to numerous Arti cles in various military publications going Back at least to recent analyses by the a and the defense finance and account ing which manages troops indicate that a num ber of service members Are receiving Fugli coverage but Are not paying premiums As according to an internal army Ala act which was distributed across the service and dated to the month of the according to the is almost entirely due to incomplete documentation of service members marital status in a single known As the de sense enrolment eligibility re porting or enrolment in the Fugli pro Gram has been automatic for All married troops and troops with children since november a have you been racking up Fugli debt service members apparently have until Early july to have their family service members group life insurance debt they must request a of indebtedness within 120 Days of the army memo announcing the waiver Pas due Fugli premiums will Start to come out of soldiers pay As soon As their defense enrolment eligibility reporting sys or data is though not All at troops who owe the most More than will see per month deducted from their pay until the debt is paid in those who owe less than that will see the debt paid in three months or service members Uncertain of their status should Contact their Peers representative or their Chain of source March 2007 army memo cording to the a including those who married and have since the a purchased life insurance on troops behalf based on data in the deers troops May not have known they were enrolled or that they were liable to pay the premi troops who wanted out of the program had to file paperwork to opt but while enrolment has been the defense finance and accounting service Hast collected premiums from Many troops married to other service members and reservists called to Active duty because of incomplete or incorrect data in service members who marry civilians have to Register their spouses in deers in order for them to get military benefits and identification service members who marry other would not normally do air Force Virginia a previous director of Mili tary compensation in the office of the Secretary of told the House of representatives com Mittee on veterans affairs during a hearing in that because service members Are automatically enrolled in a Dod regulation was changed in 2002 to require troops married to troops to enrol each other in but Many exactly How Many int Clear neglected to do according to the army service members who had their spouses properly enrolled in deers have had premiums ranging from a month to a month for the maximum of coverage deducted from their pay every and that charge has shown up on their monthly pay but those who Haven enrolled their spouses in deers Haven seen the Money come out of their and nothing to indicate their enrolment in Fugli has been printed on their pay email Matt Millham at  battalions Trade tips on going downrange by Seth Robson stars and stripes Germany its taken two but when company 1st 4th infantry regiment leaves for Afghanistan next month virtually every of for Soldier working at the joint multinational readiness Center Here will have downrange the which acts As the of for opposing Force during exercises at the Jarc for other units headed has sent each of its companies on six month rotations to Afghanistan since Sean 14 operations said monday that company a is the last of the battalions line companies to head Down the 14 companies play an important role in fighting insurgents in but they also use their experience to prepare other soldiers for downrange missions when they come to the he they have lived the fight and now they can come Back and bring that realistic Environ ment to the said who will join company a in in a few about 160 company a sol Diers will replace 14s company which is photos by Seth and stripes Andrew of takes aim during training at on Litteral is a member of company 1st 4th infantry fighting in Zabul under the romanian army 33rd Mountain in Fantry it is full spectrum operations in the prov Fisher it can be combat patrols one Day and handing out medical supplies the but our responsibility is we work in conjunction with the local provincial reconstruction team and the afghan National police and afghan National on company a was Halfway through a Mission rehearsal exercise that involves practising the sorts of missions they will receive the soldiers have been interacting with role players acting Asci milians on the Battlefield and working with a platoon of 30 afghan soldiers brought to Hohenfels for the company a Soldier Jason Range said Hes looking Forward to doing it for real in i need the experience if in going to move on to another he another company a Soldier headed off to War for the first Carson said he is impressed with the afghan sol there Quick on their youll see them at the Wood line one and before you know they Are at the top of the said the 21yearold company a will patrol mostly in Upa Mored humvee in he the company a soldiers Are not All Green several members of other companies within the battalion have volunteered to head Jeric Heflin crouches in tall grass on the training Field in downrange again and they Are passing on their knowledge to soldiers such As Hilman and of sweated in the heat Guys who have been there before Are give monday afternoon following a Mission that ining us some Good information about the Lay solved crawling through Waist High grass and of the although things Hilman shooting Blank rounds at Popup who will be on his first Down email Seth Robson at