The Air Force has issued a “prospectus” on Cannon AFB, N.M., distributing it throughout the federal government, and plans to hold informal workshops in the Washington, D.C., area on March 9 and 10 and in New Mexico in April and May, say Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.). Those actions signal solid steps forward in finding a new mission for Cannon, according to the two Senators. Both say they believe a military mission would be best, but they acknowledge that opening the process to all federal agencies was part of the BRAC 2005 plan. The Air Force also told them that USAF will refer its decision on Cannon’s future to DOD this summer. (Brochure and fact sheet.)
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,…