Congress Funds 300 '93 Defense Unexpected Units Here Bill Includes the Army Here Also Received Funding for More Benefits by Sgt
HAWAII Vol. 21, No. 40 MarineSenAng /ACAS Kaneohe Bay, 1s1MEB, Camp N.M. Smith and Marine Barracks. October 15, 1992 Congress funds 300 '93 defense unexpected units here bill includes The Army here also received funding for more benefits By Sgt. Jason Erickson 200 units,but this was part of the original gat Witbr Pentagon request. Pentagon left with authority to use, 'The air station alone Cloyd said indications suggest that Air station Marines and their families Hawaii will continue to receive something neglect measures based on need will be among more than 1,000 service is 1,800 housing units close to an additional $200 million a year families at nine installations nationwide until the problem is resolved. This is upgrade in supporters on Capitol Hill living overseas, partial benefits to benefit from an unexpected short of demand. largely due to Joint Public Affairs Office eligibility for abused military the 1993 military construction bill. Seven- Col. Walter L. Cloyd, III who have become acutely aware of not of these additional housing shortages here, but spouses and improvements in hundred and fifty-eight only military dental care for dependents. units will be built here and at five local in fact, a severe state-wide problem. With The fiscal year 1993 defense Navy sites. to begin until 1995. 58,000 active duty military personnel and authorization bill, which allocates According to the Navy Times, Although not requested by the Pentagon, In addition to fighting the bureaucratic 68,000 family members, Oahu would greatly $247.3 billion dollars for military the transition benefits in the the housing was added to the construction requirements for construction, the housing benefit by decreasing military demand for funding, includes several changes authorization bill were not made bill by Congress during compromise project here is also up against an even offbase housing.
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