The Pentagon has increased the cost-of-living-allowance increase for the Pacific region, up to a 20 percent increase over base pay depending on location, reports Stars and Stripes. The COLA rates for Europe also just increased.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
