DECEMBER 27, 2022 - Guam is home to three 154-foot fast response cutters commissioned in 2021. These ships are built in Lockport, Louisiana. After initial workups, they sailed from Key West through the Panama Canal, more than 10,000 miles to Guam. In the time since the crews have stayed busy conducting the U.S. Coast Guard's core missions in Micronesia and supporting our Blue … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2022
Army Reserve Kicks Off Careers with Minuteman Scholarships
DECEMBER 27, 2022 – The U.S. Army Reserve took part in the National Football League’s Salute to Service Game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium here during week nine of the 2022 NFL season. Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, command sergeant major of the … [Read more...]
Craig Morgan Brings a “Taste of Home” to USAG Bavaria
DECEMBER 27, 2022 – Country singer and 17-year Army veteran Craig Morgan visited U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria to bring a “Taste of home” to Germany during the holidays. During his three-day trip, Dec. 19-21, he performed three concerts for troops and their families stationed at USAG Bavaria. His Germany trip started off with a meet and great, Monday, Dec. 19, followed by an … [Read more...]
2023 CONUS COLA Rates Released
DECEMBER 27, 2022 - The Defense Department released the 2023 Continental United States Cost-of-Living Allowance (CONUS COLA) rates, which take effect Jan. 1, 2023. In 2023, $8 million will be paid to approximately 5,000 service members stationed within CONUS. CONUS COLA is a supplemental allowance designed to help offset higher prices in the highest-cost locations in CONUS … [Read more...]
DoD Increases Child Care Fees to Maintain Quality
DECEMBER 27, 2022 - The Defense Department implemented annual changes to the Child Development Program Fee Policy and restructured total family income categories which determine child care fees. The policy change includes fee increases necessary to ensure the department's ability to find and keep skilled child care staff and to continue providing quality care for military … [Read more...]