The aerial port airman at RAF Mildenhall, England, have somewhat of a dilemma: They work with a wide variety of aircraft that transit the base, but they have little chance to maintain their training with these aircraft. Consequently, they “mob” the transit aircraft or have to deploy to other bases to bone up on particular types, reports Air Force journalist Louis Arana-Barradas. The 727th Air Mobility Squadron, comprising some 150 US Air Force blue-suiters and 80 British civilians—who provide continuity—is a slave to world events, such as a short-notice Presidential stop or the hurry up effort to help deploy the base’s special operations airmen to aid Americans evacuating Lebanon, according to squadron ops chief Lt. Col. Tim Taylor. He says, “Our work is cyclical, it comes in waves.”
New Air Force PT Uniforms to Hit Shelves in July
May 1, 2024
The Air Force’s new physical training uniforms have been a long time coming. The clothing set was first unveiled in 2021, with a promised 2022 debut. But supply chain issues delayed its arrival multiple times, according to the Air Force. But finally, Airmen are expected to be able to buy…