Col. Joseph Scherrer, commander of the 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins AFB, Ga., last week awarded MSgt. Gene Jameson the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device for his heroic actions that saved an estimated 50 lives during a fire in August 2011 while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. “It’s a huge honor, but I did what anyone would have done,” said Jameson, a wing member, after receiving the medal on Aug. 23, reported The Warner Robins Patriot. Flames were threatening some 90 buildings on base after an insurgent rocket attack, according to the newspaper’s narrative. As Jameson was directing heavy equipment to build a firebreak to limit damage, he and a colleague noticed two crates of munitions in the line of the surging flames. The 18-year airman and his colleague sprang to action, dragging the 250-pound crates down a narrow path between two burning buildings, while firefighters doused the two men with water, until the munitions reached a safe location and were no longer in danger of detonating.
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…
