The Air National Guard this week held the first of what they believe should be an annual Domestic Operations Essential Requirements conference, at which Air Guard planners began work toward a “formal document” that will help shape the Air Force’s future resource requirements, said Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, ANG director. Wyatt told attendees, “We will use your work here to push for modernization and equipment.” Although this was primarily an Air Guard event, Wyatt said he hopes to bring in the Army National Guard in the future. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Fick, acting Joint Staff director at the National Guard Bureau, called the conference “great,” noting that the National Guard in the past was at the “end of the food chain” but now gets “to plan a program for homeland defense, which is our number one priority.” (NGB report by TSgt. Nick Choy)
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…
