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The Blytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic District encompasses a large residential area built between 1957 and 1962 as part of a military housing program for service members stationed at the now-closed Blytheville Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas.
The military housing privatization initiative (MHPI) was established by the United States Congress in 1996 as a tool to help the military improve the quality of life for its service members by improving the condition of their housing. The MHPI was designed and developed to attract private-sector financing, expertise and innovation to provide ...
Morale, Welfare and Recreation, abbreviated MWR, is a network of support and leisure services designed for use by U.S. servicemembers (active, Reserve, and Guard), their families, military retirees, veterans with 100 percent service-connected disability, current and retired DoD civilian employees, and other eligible participants.
AKO was deemed "the world's largest intranet in the early 2000's." [3] One of every two deployed soldiers accessed the portal daily for mission and personal purposes, and in 2008 AKO recorded its one-billionth login. [4] AKO had been expanded to the broader DoD community through Defense Knowledge Online, essentially just a rebranding.
Under the BRS, service members will still receive a defined benefit retirement payment after 20 years of service, at a reduced multiplier of 2.0% per year of service. The Defense Department contributes 1% of a member's base pay automatically, and will match service member contributions up to 5% of the base salary.
And that driver's license will need to be registered with the base. After Friday, civilian retirees will need a "Real ID" or Real ID-compliant ID card for access to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ...
8th Best: Maine. With the fourth-highest number of veterans, Maine also offers some of the best health care benefits to military retirees. Plus, the state provides Veteran Emergency Financial ...
Included in MWR are social, fitness, recreational, educational, and other programs and activities that enhance community life, foster soldier and unit readiness, promote mental and physical fitness, and generally provide a working and living environment that attracts and retains quality for U.S. Army soldiers, family members, retirees and its ...