Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, 7th Air Force commander, accepted South Korea’s Presidential Unit Citation from South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a ceremony at Seoul Air Base. At the Oct. 1 ceremony, Park recognized 7th AF for longstanding achievement in operational readiness and force employment, states a 7th AF release from Oct. 3. Park also honored South Korean military units at the event. Jouas, who as 7th AF commander oversees Air Force units on the Korean Peninsula, said he accepted the citation on behalf of all the members of the number air force. “They, along with all the members of our combined and joint airpower team, made this recognition possible,” he said. The South Korean citation is outside of normal Defense Department decoration channels due to its rarity, so 7th AF is working with the Air Force Personnel Center to determine the criteria for proper wear of the award, according to the release. This is the first time since 2011 that a US unit has received the South Korean citation. The Army’s 2nd Infantry Division was the previous US recipient. (Osan report by TSgt. Thomas J. Doscher)
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…
