The Air Force is expected to release a new document, tentatively called “Energy Horizons,” in the coming months that will outline the service’s energy-related science and technology innovations, said Mark Maybury, USAF’s chief scientist. The document will serve as a follow-on to USAF’s most recent technology vision paper, “Technology Horizons” that was released in July 2010. Energy Horizons likely will pull lessons learned from nature, industry, and the other military services, said Maybury during last week’s Military Reporters and Editors conference in Rosslyn, Va. It might include discussions of innovations such as aircraft engines that are 25 percent more energy efficient, or possible improvements to space and cyber ground control stations, he said. The Air Force, as the largest consumer of energy in the federal government, is committed to reducing its dependence on foreign sources of energy and becoming more energy efficient.
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…
