The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing recently inactivated its medical group and aircraft maintenance squadron as part of its activities to vacate the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, by July. The 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, which was responsible for maintaining the center’s resident KC-135 tankers and transient C-17 airlifters, stood down on March 29 after 12 years at Manas. “Our maintainers have led the way to ensure every launch was successful and every recovery was just as quick,” racking up a 99.8 percent sortie-generation rate, stated 376th AEW Commander Col. John Millard in a wing release. The wing’s 376th Expeditionary Medical Group inactivated in a ceremony at Manas on April 5. The center served as the main stopover for medical evacuation flights from Afghanistan to Germany. In its final year of operation, the medical group treated 12,700 patients, aided 87 aeromedical evacuations, and responded to 85 “ambulatory requests,” according to a separate release.
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…
