A community-based mentorship program started at Shaw AFB, S.C., to help airmen strengthen their marriages, according to a base release. Maj. Richard Holmes, the 20th Fighter Wing’s deputy chaplain, began the program in November by using a marriage-mentorship manual to train six couples to act as mentors. These couples have been married more than six years and will work with couples that plan to marry or have been married for five years or less, states the Feb. 18 release. “One of the goals of this is to build a healthy marriage community,” said Holmes, who set up a similar initiative on a trial basis when he was assigned to Barksdale AFB, La. “Some younger couples are giving up on their marriages before they’ve really given it a start,” he said. The program offers lessons, including how to love one’s spouse, remove barriers to listening, have positive communication, resolve conflict, and best deal with time apart during deployments. (Shaw report by A1C Diana Cossaboom) (See also Air Force Funds Relationship Consulting Study.)
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…
