US Air Force C-130 and Singapore Air Force CH-47 airlift crews participating in the current Red Flag at Nellis AFB, Nev., brought their list of training requirements to the traditional fighter shootout, each checking off an item when they airdropped USAF airmen and other military members over Lake Mead in Nevada. Many of the jumpers—predominantly from USAF rescue, combat controller, and RED HORSE units—used the occasion to update their jump currencies. A USAF release noted that the SAF helicopter pilots are undergoing upgrade training with a Texas Air National Guard unit.
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,…