The Pentagon is moving toward some sort of merger of medical forces among the services, but at McGuire AFB, N.J., the process is already in being. Army physical therapists at nearby Ft. Dix have moved to McGuire to work with Air Force physical therapists, forming a joint PT clinic. It’s a forerunner to other consolidations at McGuire directed by BRAC 2005 that will create a superbase of the Air Force, Army, and Navy facilities in the area. The PT merger, says Maj. Susan Davidson, 305th Medical Group joint PT flight commander, will save DOD $880,000 in physical therapy referrals” each year to civilian physicians. She forecasts that once all medical programs are under one roof at McGuire, the savings will be $2.4 million per year. Officials expect the Ft. Dix troop medical clinic to relocate with McGuire’s 305th Medical Group sometime next year.
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…
