US Air Force personnel at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, have been training soldiers of the Afghan National Army in the proper techniques to rig supplies for air drops. It was a three-day intensive course for 10 member of ANA’s Central Movement Agency. For some of the Afghan soldiers, it was their first time to work with an aircraft.
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,…