The C-130 Hercules schoolhouse at Little Rock AFB, Ark., has been facing some challenges over the past few years—a surging demand for Hercs in Southwest Asia and loss of many airframes to center wing box crack problems—that led to a growing backlog of students. Air Education and Training Command has some good news this week however, noting that the 314th Airlift Wing went from a 73 percent on-time graduation rate in February to 97 percent as of June 1—the result of a little help from friends. Read more here.
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,…