SPC Vega Gate is open Monday to Saturday from 6:00am to 6:00pm and is closed Sundays and Federal holidays. Appropriated paperwork and clearance will be vetted at the Visitor Control Center (VCC). Disable Veterans may bring one (1) authorized person to assist them to shop at either the Commissary or the Exchange. ALL valid installation access credentials, VHIC and MWR cardholders, as well as Retirees and their dependents are permitted on base. Please note that long distance charges may be incurred.īorinqueneer's Gate: (Main Gate on PR28)- Service members who arrive at the Luis Muniz Marin International Airport in Carolina will need to take a taxi or Uber to Fort Buchanan, PR. The operator can be reached at commercial 71.
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When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense (DoD). For more information, call 78 or DSN: 740-4500.ĭefense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions Terminal Rd, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico 00934. Personnel on TDY orders or assigned to Fort Buchanan for training may also use the Mail & Distribution Center during their stay. Forward Mail: Until you establish an official mailing address and/or post office, personnel moving to Fort Buchanan are able to utilize the Fort Buchanan Mail & Distribution Center as their temporary forwarding address for up to six months.Cost Of Living: Surpassed only by New York City, NY and Key West, FL, San Juan, PR has the third highest cost of living in the U.S.DOD civilians are not exempt and must obtain a Puerto Rico driver's license. Licenses from other countries are not recognized in Puerto Rico.
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license, a Puerto Rico license must be obtained within 120 days of arrival. If one has a license from these states, is a Resident of Puerto Rico or has an expired U.S.
For exotic pets (snakes, spiders or other unusual animals) an import license and a Fort Buchanan license is required. There are no licensing requirements for domestic pets living on-post at Fort Buchanan however, all domestic pets are required to have a permanently implanted Home Again Microchip. Pet Information: Possession of a Pit Bull dog in Puerto Rico is forbidden.Additional vehicles are subject to local government import taxes which must be paid prior to release to the owner.
All active duty and civilians on transportation orders are authorized tax exemption on one privately owned vehicle.