Air Force Reservist Col. Kurt Gallegos last week eclipsed 4,000 flight hours in the F-16 on a sortie from NAS Fort Worth JRB, Tex., joining an elite group of pilots worldwide who have reached this milestone. “I’m still flying and that’s the best thing, I love every minute of it. It never gets boring or mundane,” said Gallegos after his milestone flight on Aug 8. He began flying the F-16 in 1991. He currently heads Air Force Reserve Command’s 301st Operations Group, flying with the group’s 457th Fighter Squadron at Fort Worth. “It takes an incredible amount of time and effort to build up that many hours,” said Brig. Gen. William Binger, commander of AFRC’s 10th Air Force, who was Gallegos’ wingman for the historic sortie. Binger himself reached 4,000 flight hours in the F-16 in 2005 over Iraq. Four thousand flight hours is the equivalent of spending 167 days in the cockpit. (Fort Worth report by SrA. Melissa Harvey)
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…
