Utah Makes Good on Gift: We reported earlier that UTAH local and state officials had offered to buy some equipment for Utah military facilities—they delivered. The Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, has received $4.4 million worth of equipment out of a $5 million donation, raised predominantly by the Utah Defense Alliance. The money for Hill bought four lathes for the 309th Maintenance Wing.
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,…