Air Force Reserve Command’s 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, N. C., is working to reassign many of its drill-status airmen ahead of the unit’s imminent inactivation in September, officials announced. “The Air Force has not submitted the congressionally mandated report on the C-130 force structure, however, we know the AF plan is to inactivate the 440 AW by the end of FY15,” 440th AW Commander Brig. Gen. James Scanlan wrote in a letter to unit members, which was posted on the Wing’s Facebook page on Feb. 18. “Based on current funding, all currently assigned personnel will be able to drill with the 440th through 30 Sept.,” after which drill-status personnel without a new assignment will enter inactive status, according to the letter. Scanlan said 440th AW officials are working with the Air Force to fund traditional Reserve billets past March and “determine a way ahead.” Pope was slated to replace its C-130Hs with C-130Js, until the Fiscal 2015 defense authorization called for its’ stand-down.
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…
