Both Republican and Democratic governors are worried that the President’s surge of troops in Iraq will add pressure to National Guard units already “stretched to their limits,” reports Molly Hennessy-Fiske of the Los Angeles Times. The Administration’s planned surge of ground forces in Iraq was to be the subject of discussion at the White House Monday by governors in town for a National Governors Association meeting.
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…
