SrA. James D. Harris at Travis AFB, Calif., died from injuries he received after falling while working on the Travis flight line, reports KTXL TV in Fairfield, Calif. Harris was a member of the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis. He died Dec. 21.
Trainees in Basic Military Training and technical school no longer have the option to try alternate PT drills if they fail an initial assessment, according to a policy change the Air Force made in April. The move is part of a larger shift out of the classroom and into hands-on,…