Pilots at Minot AFB, N.D., now have a modernized B-52 trainer, part of a three-year, $30 million effort by the Air Force to rehabilitate its three B-52 simulators. Maj. Rob Rodas, with the 5th Operations Support Squadron, calls the new system “an awesome tool,” which provides an experience “just like being in the plane.” The trainer has a new 180-degree digital display with hydraulically controlled motion system and improved visual systems. Still to come is network connectivity, giving the 5th Bomb Wing aircrews the ability to train with crews in simulators around the world. (USAF report by Maj. Laurie Arellano)
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