p, .The overall health of the Minuteman III missile force and the morale of its crews are “exceedingly good,” said Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, who oversees strategic deterrence and nuclear integration matters on the Air Staff. However “that doesn’t mean we don’t continue to look into” ways to improve, he said during a June 7 Capitol Hill speech. Harencak was responding to a question on the recently released Defense Science Board study (see below) that examined the Air Force’s nuclear enterprise. Harencak said the Air Force is addressing the board’s recommendations. One in particular, he mentioned, deals with the Personnel Reliability Program. “[It] has become overly bureaucratic,” he said, adding that it had become very resource dependent. ‘People want to pass inspections and do such a great job that they’ve added so many layers of oversight that it has made it quite a burden on our [missile and bomber] wings and units,” said Harencak. He said his office would be presenting options for acting on the DSB’s recommendations to the Air Force and Pentagon leadership in a couple of weeks. AFA, the National Defense Industrial Association, and Reserve Officers Association sponsored Harencak’s talk. (See also Getting Back on Track.)
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…
