The Air Force is sending Maj. Gen. Charles Davis, currently Joint Strike Fighter program director, to take command of the Air Armament Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., and serve as program executive officer for weapons; he replaces Maj. Gen. David Eidsaune, who is going to head air, space, and information operations at Air Force Materiel Command. • Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington now sports a new main gate sign that notes it as the home for the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings, signaling the new arrangement between the active duty 92nd ARW and Air National Guard 141st ARW. • The Montana ANG’s 120th Fighter Wing has put its tail flash on the first of its F-15s to fly with the Air Guard unit that is converting from F-16s to F-15s under BRAC 2005, reports KRTV.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent direction that the military services return to a more old-school approach to basic training—with instructors "tossing bunks" and "putting their hands on recruits”—will likely require the Air Force to rewrite policies for military training instructors it has modified over time to cut down on such…