Maj. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove has been nominated for a third star to take over the command of 3rd Air Force at Ramstein AB, Germany, the Department of Defense announced April 17. Breedlove has served since October 2006 as vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff. He would replace Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop Jr., who has led 3rd AF since December 2006.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA