Two Reserve C-130s and about 70 airmen touched down this week in Romania for two weeks of training with the host country. The airmen and aircraft from the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB, Ala., landed on Sunday as an extension of the National Guard’s state partnership program with Romania. The Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing deployed last month to conduct F-16 maintenance training with Romania. The Romanians “are great people, who are interested and excited to learn what they can about flying and maintaining F-16s, as they make the transition to flying the same aircraft we do,” 187th Fighter Wing Vice Commander Col. William Sparrow said in a release. “Now that the 908th is joining this partnership we’ll look for ways we can work together, perhaps with joint visits, to further strengthen US ties with Romania.”
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…
