Iceland Units Move to Lakenheath: Air Force units in Iceland are in the process of moving from NAS Keflavik, Iceland, and Stars & Stripes reports that the last one to leave has started transferring its HH-60G helicopters and personnel to RAF Lakenheath, England. The 56th Rescue Squadron has sent two of its five helicopters to Lakenheath, to be followed by the rest of the unit sometime this fall. US Air Forces in Europe dispatched personnel teams earlier this year to help the Keflavik airmen with new assignments.
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,…