USAF weather operators paid belated tribute in an Oct. 6 ceremony to an Army Air Forces combat weatherman for his heroic service during the D-Day invasion of France, June 6, 1944. As an 18-year old Army draftee, Eugene Levine became a combat weather observer aboard gliders with the 82nd Airborne Division. On D-Day, he played a vital role in getting communications equipment to the division. Presiding over the ceremony was Brig. Gen. Lawrence Stutzriem, who gave Levine an American flag and a 60th anniversary D-Day medallion. Both items had been carried by 7th Weather Squadron’s SSgt. John Lee, who parachuted into St. Mere Eglise, France, in a 2004 re-enactment of D-Day’s airborne attack.
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…
