An Air Force spokesman dashed a little cold water on Louisiana hopefuls who thought Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne’s pronouncement last week of Barksdale AFB, La., as the provisional headquarters for the new Cyber Command meant they had won the race. The Shreveport Times reports that Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick said Friday, “The final location of a Cyber Command has not been determined.” That puts the other hopefuls—California, Nebraska, and Texas—still in the running. And, we find that there is a fifth contender. The Daily Press reports that Hampton, Va., where Langley Air Force Base is home to the Global Cyberspace Integration Center, has an ongoing effort to secure the new command.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA