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Treasury Rules on Payments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is- sued a final rule in December 2010 to extend the safety and convenience of elec- tronic payments to all Americans receiving federal benefit and nontax payments. Anyone applying
Training Site for Iraqi Army Opens
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oldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion, began training Iraqi soldiers at the newly opened al-Ghuzlani Warrior Train- ing Center Jan. 3. Approximately 564 Iraqi army soldiers participated in the training as part of al-Tadreeb al-Shamil, which is Ara- bic for all-inclusive training. “By the time we are done training, we
will have more confi dent Iraqi soldiers and a more capable Iraqi army,” says Army Command Sgt. Maj. Duane Detweiler. “They will have confi dence in themselves, their leaders, and their country.”
U.S. servicemembers are implement- ing squad-, platoon-, company-, and battalion-level training, with the intent to rotate Iraqi army battalions every 30 days until the division is fully trained on conventional off ensive and defensive maneuver operations. The inaugural training cycle will culminate with a bat- talion-level live-fi re exercise conducted by Iraqi army soldiers. “Once the training is complete, they’ll be able to mold it into their own system to make it work for them,” says 1st Lt. Sean Mitcham, USA, a platoon leader. — Spc. Angel Washington, USA
for benefits on or after May 1 will receive pay- ments electronically, while those already receiving paper checks will need to switch to direct deposit by March 1, 2013. The treasury de-
partment’s Go Direct public education cam- paign will provide
information to Ameri- cans about the change and make it easy for recipients to switch to direct deposit online at
www.godirect.org or by calling (800) 333-1795.
*fact: The 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division is known as the "Long Knife" troopers. PHOTOS: ABOVE RIGHT, SHUTTERSTOCK; ABOVE, SPC. ANGEL WASHINGTON, USA
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