266th Finance Command
266th Finance Command is a world class Finance organization leveraging resources and technology to support the 21st century Army in the European theater. Trained and ready to execute all operations while ensuring the well-being of soldiers, civilians, and families.
The U.S. Army Finance Corps originated on June 16, 1775, when the Second Continental Congress introduced a resolution appointing a Paymaster General of the Army. Since that day, the U.S. Army has always been provided financial services by Finance soldiers who were either organized in separate elements or integrated into existing units of the Army. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is currently building sophisticated systems to enhance finance support in the future, both in garrison and on the battlefield. The Finance Corps is organized with the "whole branch" being one single regiment and, as with other Combat Service Support branches, it retains its "Corps" title. To carry out the intent and spirit of the Regimental System, the Finance Corps Proponent has the responsibility to provide for soldier opportunity, professional development, and meaningful affiliation/association.
Operation Joint Forge (OJF) and Task Force Falcon (TFF) are contingency operations entitling soldiers to per diem Service members are deployed under either Temporary Change of Station (TCS) or Group Travel Orders (Unit Movement Orders) $3.50 per day. For SFOR, $80 accrued per diem is paid and reflected on the LES and the balance of $25 per month is paid upon travel settlement. For KFOR, all per diem is paid upon travel settlement. Soldiers do not receive per diem during rest and recreation leaves. Family Separation Allowance (FSA) is payable to soldiers with dependents who are deployed for more than 30 days. Entitlement stops if soldier returns to PDS for more than 30 days during the TDY period. Married service members with no dependents are entitled to FSA if residing together before being separated (only one member is entitled if both deployed and in different locations). Payable at $100 per month ($ 3.33 per day) and begins the day of departure from home station and ends the day prior to arrival at home station. Hardship Duty Pay - Location (formerly Certain Places Pay, formerly Foreign Duty Pay) Payable to soldiers within designated areas: Enlisted soldiers are "grandfathered" and continue receiving $8.00- 22.50 per month while in Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Kosovo. All soldiers assigned in Hungary receive $50.00 per month except for Budapest, which is not a designated area. Soldiers in Sofia, Bulgaria receive $100.00 per month and other Bulgarian locations receive $50.00 per month.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally authorized for the 266th Finance Center on 20 Jan 1987. It was redesignated on 1 Jan 1994, with the description and symbolism revised, consisting of a black disc, the lower fourth a green mound a gold lion rampant grasping a small gold disc; and encircled by a gray motto scroll inscribed "FIRST IN FINANCE SUPPORT" arcing from sides to base in gold letters, and passing behind a gold tower issuing from the upper portion of the disc. Heidelberg, the location of the unit, is represented by the lion on the mound; device used in the coat of arms of the city, and also by the tower, a dominant feature of the local castle. The gold bezant (small disc) in the lion's claws, is a heraldic symbol for coin and represents money, recalling the financial mission of the unit. Gray is a color traditionally associated with the Finance Corps. Black, green and gold, while derived from the Heidelberg coat of arms, allude also to solvency and financial responsibility.
