The Pentagon wants to hunker down with counterparts in Mexico to exercise homeland defense scenarios that could involve terrorist attacks near the border, reports Jason Sherman in Inside the Pentagon. (Requires subscription.)
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,…