September 15, 2011 By Amy Guckeen Tolson REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., -- While Thursday marks the deadline for Base Realignment Commision moves, newcomers will be knocking at the door of the Tennessee Valley for years to come. The growth from Base Realignment Commision, or BRAC, -mandated moves has not necessarily come in one spurt, but rather as a consistent pattern over the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Additional Budget Cuts Could Devastate Military
By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT , Sept. 15, 2011 – Nearly $1 trillion in defense cuts that the 2011 Budget Control Act could require would devastate the military and the defense industrial base, and could add 1 percent to the nation’s unemployment rate, the Pentagon press secretary said today. A “sequestration” mechanism in the … [Read more...]
President Presents Medal of Honor to Marine
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 – President Barack Obama today draped the pale blue ribbon suspending the Medal of Honor around the neck of Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer, the first living Marine to receive the award for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. "It's been said that where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the fight, … [Read more...]
2011 Military Pay Day Schedule
The following table shows the DFAS schedule of military pay periods and scheduled pay days for 2011. Each servicemember has the option of receiving his or her pay one or two times a month. If they select to receive their pay twice a month, they will receive semi-monthly pay on the 15th of each month - if the 1st or 15th falls on Saturday or Sunday, payday is the Friday … [Read more...]
Army Announces Top 10 Greatest Inventions of 2010
September 12, 2011 By David McNally, RDECOM ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Sept. 12, 2011 -- Army officials announced the winners of its greatest inventions competition Aug. 23. Earlier this summer a panel of combat veteran Soldiers reviewed and voted for the most innovative advances in Army technology. "The contributions made by these teams promise to improve the well being … [Read more...]