Operation Dynamic Weasel is the name USAF has given to a tactics and techniques training exercise set to take place at Shaw AFB, S.C., on Dec. 2. The activity will feature F-16CJ and B-1B aircraft, integrated with air operations and support centers and airborne command and control in a combat-like scenario. Maj. Anthony Roberson, with Shaw’s 20th Fighter Wing, says a late 2006 Dynamic Weasel will include Army and Navy participants.
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,…