The Air Force has merged the Air Force Doctrine Center with the College for Aerospace Doctrine, Research, and Education to form the Air Force Doctrine Development and Education Center. The former Doctrine Center boss, Maj. Gen. Allen Peck, now heads the new AFDDEC, in addition to remaining Air University vice commander. The new center’s charter comprises leading development of operational-level doctrine and establishing USAF’s position in joint and multinational doctrine. And, it also has to carry on the CADRE role, which involved providing some educational courses, running media training for general officers, and hosting the Warfare Studies Institute.
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,…