Unaccompanied Housing Airmen to receive BAS Published Jan. 6, 2012 By Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Due to the recent closure of the base dining facility, Airmen living in unaccompanied housing are slated to receive basic allowance for sustenance beginning Jan. 15. Basic allowance for sustenance in the state of Arizona is roughly $300 a month. Airmen will receive half of their monthly BAS allotment on the first of each month and half on the 15th. "Since the chow hall closed I've been eating out a lot," said Airman 1st Class Noah Stevens, 355th Operations Group knowledge operations manager. "The BAS helps me afford to go to restaurants like Golden Corral, which I think is the next best thing to a home-cooked meal." Meal cards will no longer be valid. Airmen will have to use cash at all base eateries, such as the Roadrunner Flight Kitchen. This month, Airmen will only receive half their monthly BAS payment. "Airmen won't receive the entire $300 hundred dollars on Jan. 15 because the way the system works is that you get paid for the time you've served," said Master Sgt. Natasha Lindblom, 355th Comptroller Squadron. "The BAS received on the 15th of the month is for the work that was done from the first to the 15th. The BAS for the 16th to the 31st will be seen on the Feb. 1st paycheck." Airman can take advantage of the many locations on base for their nutritional needs. In addition to the flight kitchen, meals are served at the Blanchard Golf Course restaurant The Eagles Nest, the D-M Lanes Head Pin Café and the Mirage Club. With the exception of the Mirage Club, these establishments offer breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. The Mirage Club is open for lunch Monday-Friday. For more information about BAS, contact the 355th Fighter Wing Comptroller Squadron at 228-5111. Contact the base eateries at: The Roadrunner Flight Kitchen: 228-4096 Blanchard Gold Course Eagles Nest: 228-7066 D-M Lanes Pin Head Café: 228-3461 Mirage Club: 228-3301