USAFE to use Defense Travel System for deployment entitlements Published July 1, 2011 By Staff Report USAFE PA RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom -- All Financial Services Offices are leading a new initiative that will decrease the time it takes to pay our Airmen for Contingency, Exercise, and Deployment travel. Due to the new Air Force directive to standardize Comptroller Squadrons' procedures, deployed travel entitlements will now be processed in the Defense Travel System. A few finance offices within USAFE have already successfully transitioned their CED processes to DTS, with all USAFE bases required compliance by August 1. What does this mean to our deploying Airmen? They will still process through their Installation Personnel Readiness Office and obtain official CED orders. However, the travel details from your CED orders will now be loaded in DTS. The benefits for this change include automation of partial payments and streamlining the process of submitting the final voucher. Ultimately, this new procedure will result in more timely payments to Airmen. USAFE/FM's goal is to ensure the command is prepared for this transition, by ensuring each base has tested their procedures and is ready to kick off this change. Being prepared to implement this change will minimize the impact to the command and maximize the benefits to our USAFE Airmen. Please call the local Financial Services Office with further questions. 421st ABG - 262-7356 422nd ABG - 236-8109 423 ABG - 238-3640