The Ohio Air National Guard’s 179th Airlift Wing did not receive its eighth and final C-130H on Aug. 4, as stated in Tuesday’s Daily Report. The unit’s announcement that eight C-130Hs “filled out the fleet again” at Mansfield ANGB, Ohio, referred to the fact that seven of the eight aircraft were recently repainted with the unit’s distinctive tail flash, unit spokesman TSgt. Joseph Harwood told Air Force Magazine. He also clarified that the announcement that the unit’s C-130s are now “mission capable” does not constitute an initial operational capability, which is instead expected sometime next spring. We have corrected the original entry.
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…
