Four airmen from the Arkansas Air National Guard and two from 12th Air Force are participating in a subject matter expert exchange with members of the Guatemala air force. As part of a continuing effort to expand and enhance Guatemala’s military medical capabilities, the airmen will provide guidance on individual medical readiness standards and establishing an Aerospace Medical Program, said Col. Luis Salazar, director of the Guatemalan air force hospital. The airmen toured the hospital and met with Salazar upon their arrival Monday to assess the hospital’s needs. “First we need to educate their medical team on medical standards, so that they have a set way of measuring everyone’s readiness level,” said Lt. Col. Paul Sherman from the Arkansas ANG’s 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Ark., in an Aug. 5 release. “We also need to get more in-depth on their flight medicine program. The physicians need to be educated on the program itself, which includes equipment and aeromedical standards.”
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…
