From Combat Ops to Disaster Relief: Repositioning from their roles in Operation Enduring Freedom, airmen at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, supported the first airlift of supplies and equipment into Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating Kashmir earthquake on Oct. 8. US officials say more than 400,000 pounds have been marshaled together and flown out of Bagram aboard four C-17s and two C-130s positioned in Southwest Asia.
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,…