The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing is supplying the current tanker force for the latest bomber rotation to Andersen AFB, Guam. The Air Guard unit arrived last month and will depart in January, but some individual airmen may serve only two-three weeks of the wing’s rotation. This deployment marks the first time the Air National Guard has supported a full expeditionary rotation with a single unit deployed to Guam, according to a Nov. 14 Andersen release. During their deployment, airmen of the 171st ARW are supporting the B-52 bombers deployed from Minot AFB, N.D., but, as the only Air Mobility Command tanker resource in the area, they are also supporting other aircraft, such as Navy F-18s and other USAF aircraft flying in recent Pacific area exercises. (Andersen report by A1C Ryan Whitney)
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…
