The Air Force plans by March to centralize all Air Force-level supplemental training and in-resident 7-level training courses at the Air Force Personnel Center in Texas. Previously, such formal training scheduling fell to major command training offices. Col. Bill Foote, head of AFPC’s directorate of personnel services, said in a statement that centralizing the scheduling function would enable USAF to prioritize training goals from an Air Force-wide perspective. He added that reductions in manpower at the major commands made the shift a “must do.”
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.