Armed Forces News

Marines who are headed for western Pacific deployments will now receive flat-rate per diem allowances.  Ground officers will receive $11.70 per day, while ground enlisteds will receive $11.80; aviation officers stationed at Okinawa will receive $12.25, while aviation enlisteds there will receive $12.05; aviation officers at Iwakuni will receive $12.05 per day, while aviation enlisteds there will receive $12.15. The Marine Corps announced the change in MARADMIN 208/10, viewable on the Web at www.marines.mil.