Air Force combat pay

[snopes]

Comment: I was in the Marine Corps for 5 years, and during that time,
we were told several times by different people that Air Force personnel
receive combat pay if they're stationed on a Marine base, or if a certain
percentage of the base consists of marines

[JoeBentley]

1. There really is no such thing as "Combat Pay." The proper term is "Imminent Danger Pay."

2. Imminent Danger Pay is a Department of Defense policy, not Air Force specific.

3. Imminent Danger Pay is calculated by geographical location, nothing else.

4. Imminent Danger Pay is 225 bucks a month across the board.

Country Area
Afghanistan land and airspace
Algeria land
Azerbaijan land
Bahrain land and airspace
Djibouti land
East Timor land
Egypt land
Eritrea land
Ethiopia land
Greece land (within 20k radius from center of Athens)
Haiti land
Indonesia land
Iran land
Iraq land and airspace
Israel land
Ivory Coast land
Jordan land
Kenya land
Kosovo land and airspace
Kuwait land and airspace
Kyrgystan land
Lebanon land
Liberia land
Malaysia land
Montenegro land and airspace
Oman land
Pakistan land
Phillipines land
Qatar land and airspace
Rwanda land
Saudi Arabia land and airspace
Serbia land and airspace
Somolia land and airspace
Sudan land and airspace
Syria land
Tajikistan land
Turkey land
Uganda land
United Arab Emirates land
Uzbekistan land
Yemen land
Arabian Sea north of 10 deg north lat, west of 68 deg east long.
Gulf of Aden sea
Gulf of Oman sea
Persian Gulf sea and airspace
Somalia Basin sea

[Mickey Blue]

Interesting.. Do they add areas if new wars/conflicts break out or take them away areas if places become 'safer'?

[JoeBentley]

Yeah the list is updated pretty regularly.

[A Cat Named Easter]

JoeBentley, am I correct in remembering that Imminent Danger Pay is separate from Hazardous Duty Pay, or is it just a change in terminology? I remember that I collected some type of additional pay while on Temporary Duty in Turkey, even though we weren't in any obvious danger, partly because the base was a potential terrorist target. This was immediately after Desert Storm and we were "Providing Comfort" by enforcing the northern No Fly Zone.

[UrbanLegends101]

Originally Posted by JoeBentley

4. Imminent Danger Pay is 225 bucks a month across the board.

Joe,

isn't the imminent danger pay now prorated for the days actually in one of the imminent danger pay zones?

[snopes]

Originally Posted by UrbanLegends101

isn't the imminent danger pay now prorated for the days actually in one of the imminent danger pay zones?

Yes, based on a rate of $225 per month:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/combatpay.asp

[Lost_Cavalier]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: I was in the Marine Corps for 5 years, and during that time,
we were told several times by different people that Air Force personnel
receive combat pay if they're stationed on a Marine base, or if a certain
percentage of the base consists of marines

I may be debunking a UL with a UL, but I have heard that when Air Force personnel are assigned to Army or Marine bases, if the on-post quarters they are assigned to are below Air Force living standards (but perfectly acceptable by Marine or Army standards), they are authorized per diem to stay in a hotel off-post instead.

That might have been Telephoned into "they get combat pay for staying on Marine bases."

/It is kind of odd that a Marine Corps veteran would fail to capitalize "Marines."