Air Force Reservists pursuing a master’s degree will now have a little more cash to work with thanks to an increase in their tuition assistance rate that went into effect Oct. 10. In a release Oct. 30, Air Force Reserve Command said the rate has gone up from 75 percent to 100 percent, meaning a Reservist may receive $250 per semester hour instead of $187.50 and $166.66 per quarter hour instead of $125. The new rate is not retroactive, and the fiscal year cap, per member, remains at $4,500, according to AFRC.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.