New Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne believes people must stop viewing the word “recapitalization” as synonymous with aircraft. He told Air Force journalist MSgt. Mitch Gettle earlier this week that more within the service needs recapitalization. “Where we know we have advanced technologies, we want to introduce them; where we know we have emerging missions, we want to satisfy them,” explained Wynne. Where the rubber meets the airfield for Wynne, though, is in having data upon which to base “credible decisions.”
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
