A record number of runners—12,000—from all 50 states and six nations participated in last weekend’s 2010 Air Force Marathon events at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Capt. Brian Dumm, 27, an Air Force Academy professor, won the full marathon on Sept. 18 with a time of 2:27:49. “To win this on the Air Force’s birthday is pretty cool,” he said. Rebecca Murray, 25, of Franklin, Tenn., was the top female marathon finisher, clocking in at 3:01:07. Adam Rose, 16, of Macomb, Mich., won the men’s full marathon hand crank wheel division (1:33:37), and Joy Koester, 50, of Indianapolis, Ind., won the women’s full marathon in hand crank (2:32:19). Capt. Ben Payne, 29, won the half marathon (1:08:28), while Christina Johnston, 30, of Xenia, Ohio, was the top female half-marathoner (1:18:21). Among the notable finishers, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz completed the men’s 10k in 1:00:23. (Wright-Patterson report by Bill Hancock)
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…
