The Air Mobility Warfare Center at Fort Dix, N.J., is spreading the work about its introductory interactive distance-learning air mobility operations course. Officials say the online course has gotten rave reviews, commenting about its “outside the box” approach and “big picture” attitude. It has take the place of a two-week, in-residence course that cost about $2,000 per student, say Air Mobility Command officials.
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,…