US Northern Command boss Army. Gen. Charles Jacoby signed two agreements with his Canadian counterpart, Army Lt. Gen. Stuart Beare, strengthening Arctic security and bilateral training arrangements, announced the Pentagon. Beare heads the Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canada’s counterpart to NORTHCOM within NORAD. “With an opening Arctic, we see more vessel traffic, and obviously see a greater need for a deeper understanding of the domain there,” said Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. A.D. Meinzinger, NORAD’s strategy director, during the Dec. 11 meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense in Colorado Springs, Colo., during which the agreements were signed. Under the Tri Command Framework for Arctic Cooperation, the US and Canadian militaries agreed to boost joint research, intelligence sharing, and combined operations, according to the Pentagon’s release. The second document, the Tri Command Training and Exercise Statement, “postures us so we can both work together for the safety, security, and defense of both our nations’ populations,” stressed Royal Canadian Navy Cmdr. Darren Rich of CJOC.
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…
