Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland AFB, Tex., has added two squadrons to round out its new role as the sole Air Force training unit for the C-5 airlifter. The 356th Airlift Squadron and the 733rd Training Squadron joined the 433rd during a formal ceremony Tuesday. The airlift squadron conducts C-5 training courses, while the training squadron maintains administrative control of students.
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,…