EagleCash -- Don't deploy without it

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JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central and U.S. Central Command Combined Forces Air Component Commander recently reminded commanders in the AOR that all Airmen in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility are required to have an EagleCash Stored Value Card.

"The EagleCash Stored Value Card promotes deployed financial readiness and meets strategic operational goals in the battlespace," Lt. Gen. Gary North said in a memorandum.

The EagleCash card is a free cash-management tool the Air Force provides to support deployed personnel. The program provides Airmen fee-free access to personal funds via a linked checking account, better security of personal financial information and the ability to transfer money from one Airman's card to another's.

Maj. Michael Gallant, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing comptroller, said the 332nd AEW's Financial Management office has long encouraged Airmen to use the EagleCash card because doing so reduces the risk of identity theft.

To obtain the card, Airmen should visit the nearest Air Force finance office with their ID card, a Department of Defense Form 2887 -- "Eagle Cash Enrollment and Authorization Agreement," and a copy of their orders. Airmen will also need the routing and account numbers of an active checking or savings account to which they want to link the EagleCash card. If that account is the same one through which they receive their military pay, the data is available through myPay at https://mypay.dfas.mil/.

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