Helping allies with an insurgency problem will get more attention through a beefed-up schoolhouse, Air Force Irregular Warfare requirements director Robert Day told the Daily Report Tuesday. Air Education and Training Command now teaches “building partner capacity”—teaching friendly nations how to set up, organize, and equip an air force—at Ft. Dix, N.J., and turns out about 700 graduates a year. But AETC is looking for a permanent home for the school with the aim of turning out 1,500 graduates a year. The new school will also be able to “expand and contract” depending on the demand for these skills, Day said. Besides the bread and butter of man, train, and equip, the school will involve language and cultural training as well. AETC is looking at USAF bases to house the training center.
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…
