US Air Force maintainers finished work early—way early—on some mighty unusual aircraft for USAF airmen. A 16-member project team, comprising airmen from Edwards AFB, Calif., Hill AFB, Utah, Robins AFB, Ga., and Tinker AFB, Okla., stripped down and rebuilt four Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SLX aircraft at Edwards over 41 days. The job was supposed to take 130 days. Once they had that done, they removed the wings and packed all four aircraft, which Iraq got from the United Arab Emirates, and their parts and tools on a C-17 to fly to Kirkuk AB, Iraq, where they set to work on four more of the aircraft, which the Iraqis plan to use to check oil pipelines. (Read 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…
