The 374th Force Support Squadron as Yokota AB, Japan, has won the Curtis E. LeMay Award for being the best force support, services, and mission support squadron in the Air Force. “This is a great achievement not only for the 374th FSS, but for Yokota overall,” said CMSgt. James Russell, the unit’s superintendent. The squadron, a part of Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing, beat out units from Hill AFB, Utah, Maxwell AFB, Ala., and Nellis AFB, Nev. Air Force Services Agency evaluators visited Yokota and the other bases in February to determine the winner. Russell said the squadron would not have come out on top without the help of the base’s local community and the productive and successful Japanese-American working relationship. Japanese employees make up one-quarter of the base’s workforce. (Yokota report by SSgt. Ruth Curfman)
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…
