The Air Force has presented medals to three Reserve airmen from the 92nd Aerial Port Squadron at Wyoming Valley, Pa., for their actions to help injured motorists in a 2005 car crash, reports SrA. Dan Lanphear. For pulling a motorist from a burning vehicle, TSgt. Mark Oeler received an Airman’s Medal. The other two airmen—TSgt. Sidney Litzelman and SSgt. Robert Evans, received Air Force Commendation Medals for their efforts at the accident site.
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,…