According to the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, the 319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., now has its first female commander. Col. William Bender turned over command to Col. Diane Hull on Tuesday. Hull has been serving as the director of operations at the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill.
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,…