Air Force medical personnel from Andrews AFB, Md., Beale AFB, Calif., and Vandenberg AFB, Calif., recently teamed up to participate in a medical readiness exercise in Paraguay. For the USAF medics, the term exercise meant they provided medical care, along with Paraguayan military doctors, to villagers, many of whom waited in line for up to 10 hours to be treated. The medical team treated more than 5,500 patients during their stay.
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,…