An op-ed in The Reporter expresses support for the commissioners of the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, who, earlier this month, refused to “rubber-stamp” a request by Wal-Mart to build a super center near Travis AFB, Calif. Commissioner John Foster had the foresight to bring a map of Dover AFB, Del., with the site of the 2006 C-5 crash marked, and overlay it onto a map of Travis. The proposed developed lay within the crash area. Should “even one such accident” striking a “store packed” with shoppers “could be a reason for the federal government to shut down the base and eliminate the 14,000 jobs.”
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…

