GTC not only helps Airmen, but base as well Published Sept. 1, 2011 By 2nd Lt. Kwang Woong Kim 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- The government travel charge card program is a resource the Air Force uses to assist members with making official travel reservations such as temporary duty assignments, deployments and permanent change of stations. The program helps Airmen make purchases for airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, food, taxis and other expenses without having to carry the financial burden by utilizing their own personal funds. Many recognize the GTCC program is a beneficial tool for Airmen, but many do not realize that it is also beneficial to the base. With every travel voucher processed on time, Fairchild earns money. This fiscal year, the base has received a total of $30,100. "As we use the GTCC to make official travel purchases, we acquire rebates. The rebates come at the end of every quarter assuming that the wings' delinquencies are under a 2 percent margin of total dollars spent using the GTCC," said Airman 1st Class Dahlian Jackson, 92nd Comptroller Squadron government travel card program manager. "If delinquencies exceed the 2 percent margin, no rebate will be awarded for that quarter." The more the card is used to make legal purchases on travel, the more of a rebate the base receives to spend on different programs and projects. "When the base receives a rebate, it goes directly to the wing commander. He then allocates those funds to various projects around base," Jackson said. Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, used the rebate money from this year's funds to support many programs for the Airmen. "Some of the programs and projects that we've funded were Comprehensive Airmen Fitness programs such as marriage seminars provided by the Chaplain, DVDs and educational games, enhancement of the library, intramural sports equipment and squadron physical training program supplies," Col. Guemmer said. "As you can see, the money the base receives from rebates goes back to improve the base for our Airmen."