According to the Korean newspaper Hankyoreh, Washington and Seoul are talking about creating something called the “Korean Peninsular Air Force Post Command,” which would take command of air forces on the peninsula, eclipsing 7th Air Force at Osan AB, South Korea. That would appear at odds with a statement last week by Gen. Paul Hester, commander of Pacific Air Forces, who said that control of USAF assets in Korea would remain with 7th Air Force.
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,…