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UNCLAS  //N07220//
MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE JFLG//
SUBJ/HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-LOCATION FOR JAPAN (HDP-L)//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 23/11//
REF/A/DOC/OUSD MEMORANDUM DTD 1 APR 2011//
REF/B/DODFMR VOL 7A//
NARR/REF A IS OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD)
MEMORANDUM THAT DESIGNATES LOCATIONS IN JAPAN AS A HARDSHIP
DUTY PAY LOCATION. 
REF B IS THE DODFMR VOL 7A, CHAPTER 17 FOR HDP-L.//
POC/JOANNE OBREZA/FIELD SERVICES DIVISION/MPO-CL CODE JFLG/
DSN 580-5886/COMMERCIAL (216) 522-5886//
RMKS/1. IAW REF A THE LISTED BELOW LOCATIONS WITHIN JAPAN 
ARE DESIGNATED AS A HARDSHIP DUTY PAY-LOCATION (HDP-L) AREA WITH AN
ESTABLISH RATE HDP-L RATE OF $50 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE 1 APR 2011. 
THE LOCATIONS ARE THE TOKYO CAPITAL REGION AND THE PREFECTURES
OF AICHI, KANAGAWA, AKITA, AOMORI, CHIBA, FUKUSHIMA, GUNMA,
IBARAKI, IWATE, MIYAGI, NAGANO, NIIGATA, SAITAMA, SHIZOUKA,
TOCHIGI, YAMAGATA AND YAMANASHI. THE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED
INTO CHAPTER 17 OF REF B.
2. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE DESIGNATED
LOCATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAY. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE ON 
TEMPORARY DUTY TO THE SPECIFIED PREFECTURES IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATION TOMODACHI FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS WILL ALSO RECEIVE
PAY.
3. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO A VESSEL, EVEN IF THE
VESSEL IS HOMEPORTED IN AN DESIGNATED AREA OF JAPAN ARE NOT 
ELIGIBLE FOR HDP-L.
4. REQUEST ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.//
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