CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar - Soldiers with the 106th Alpha Detachment of the 27th Financial Management Support Unit, 371st Sustainment Brigade, are ensuring service members and military personnel are receiving their entitlements, benefits and hard earned paychecks while operating the finance office at Camp As Saliyah, Qatar, since the beginning of their deployment in November 2013.
“We provide support to Area Support Group Qatar, we do military pay, making sure that pay is squared away and all entitlements are squared away,” said 1st Lt. Gerardo Rivera, the officer in charge of the 106th A Detachment and a Puerto Rico native.
The detachment is also responsible for disbursing and providing support for contractors and civilians, as well as managing the eagle cash card system, said Sgt. Katelyn St. Pierre, a Winchendon, Mass., native and a financial management technician with the 106th Alpha Detachment.
Soldiers can benefit from using the eagle cash card, which makes it easier for some to track their finances, alleviates the need to carry around large amounts of cash and helps guard against identity theft, added Rivera.
“The service members already have a lot on their mind, if we can help them with any economic issue as, that’s our main goal,” said Rivera.