Officials at Dover AFB, Del., activated the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to prepare for the arrival in June of the first C-17 airlifter. In a unique dual ceremony at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover, the 3rd Airlift Squadron, which flew its last C-5 flight in March, received a new commander. The Delaware base will fly both the C-17 and the C-5, using a combination of active and Air Force Reserve airmen.
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,…