A two-week exchange program in September afforded a rare chance for an Arkansas Air National Guard pilot and a British Royal Auxiliary Air Force warrant officer to learn firsthand about the other country’s approach to employment of reserve forces. Maj. Dom Sarnataro, from the 154th Training Squadron at Little Rock, Ark., spent a good portion of his time briefing British military members about the America’s dual-status Guard force. He did get to visit RAF Brize near Oxford. Warrant Officer Matt Dillon, with the RAF Auxiliary’s 4624 Movement Squadron, received an indoctrination at the 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md., where he toured the wing’s aerial port flight and took part in a night sortie with an air drop mission. One thing to note, RAF reservists do not get a pension upon retiring from service, but, by British law, the RAF can only call them to duty for two-week stretches. (More here.)
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…
