The California Air National Guard’s 222nd Combat Communications Squadron is pulling up stakes at Costa Mesa, Calif., and putting them down at Beale AFB, Calif., some 400 miles to the north. The Daily Pilot reports that the unit, which has operated out of Costa Mesa for 43 years, will make the move on Sept. 9 and “become part of the 222nd Intelligence Squadron.” Beale already harbors one Air Guard intel squadron, the 234th IS, itself a former combat communications squadron.
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,…