SSgt. Roberto Short at Dyess AFB, Tex., has received a Bronze Star medal for “intelligence actions in Iraq.” • Prospective Air Force officers now undergo unarmed combat skills training as part of their Officer Training School curriculum, which includes more than 70 hours of overall expeditionary skills training. •The 53rd Airlift Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., has ended its current run of 15 years—its history dates to 1942—as a C-130 training unit, which fell prey to BRAC 2005, but Air Mobility Command will resurrect the unit as one of its tactical airlift squadrons over the next few months.
Earlier this spring, the 388th Fighter Wing proved just 12 Airmen can operate an F-35 contingency location, refueling and rearming the fighters at spots across Georgia and South Carolina. The demonstration, part of exercise Agile Flag 23-1, marks yet another proof of concept for the Air Force’s plan to send…