Pacific Air Forces has dispatched six F-16s from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan AB, South Korea, to participate in Commando Sling 2008, operating out of Paya Lebar AB, Singapore. The exercise runs through Nov. 16.
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,…