Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, Air National Guard director, will conduct an internal review over the next year to get an “honest assessment” from his senior leaders as he prepares the Air Guard for the demands of the future. The driving question will be whether the Air Guard is really ready for 2025. “We have got to start shaping that force today, to provide the force that this country needs” by then, he said. That’s not going to be an easy task given the fiscally austere budget environment and declining Guard assets. For example, the Air Guard has 30 percent less airlift today compared to 2005 when it responded to Hurricane Katrina, he noted. Despite the challenges, Wyatt remains optimistic. “It will get worse before it gets better,” he said. However, he added, “The country can afford us before it can afford some other things that [it] is looking at,” he said. (NGB report by Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke)
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…
