The Air Force has contracted with Boeing to deliver 75 Combat Track II flight kits that Air Mobility Command and the Air National Guard will use to beef up the threat monitoring capability of KC-135 tanker aircraft. USAF already has fielded the system on B-1B, B-52, C-17, and C-130 aircraft. This contract is worth $5.6 million.
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,…