A March 15 Daily Report entry incorrectly attributed March 8 House Armed Services Committee testimony to both Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen. Robin Rand and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson. Rand did not testify at the hearing, but he did initiate the change in requirements to a minimum of 100 B-21s last spring. We have corrected the original entry.
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,…