US and coalition strike aircraft kept up the pressure on anti-government forces in Afghanistan on July 15, flying a total of 71 close air support missions, Air Forces Centralannounced yesterday. Air Force A-10s, B-1Bs, F-15Es, and MQ-1s were all in the fray. A-10s, for example, dropped 500-pounds laser-guided bombs onto enemy forces near Nangalam and fired cannon rounds at them, while F-15Es pounded enemy positions with 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions in the same area. Further, in the vicinity of Worzhanah Kalay, F-15Es struck enemy positions with 500-pound LGBs as well as 500-pound and 2,000-pound JDAMs. And B-1Bs attacked enemy forces with 500-pound JDAMs near Bagram and Kandahahr, and an MQ-1 hit enemy combatants with a Hellfire missile near Zormat. Meanwhile, there were 36 CAS missions in Iraq on July 15, including F-16s striking enemy combatants with 500-pound LGBs and JDAMs near Khan Bani Sad.
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…
