Lockheed Martin delivered another C-130J Super Hercules transport to Little Rock AFB, Ark., from its production facility in Marietta, Ga., announced, the company. This airplane, serial number 5748, is the sixth of nine new-build C-130Js scheduled to join Little Rock’s 61st Airlift Squadron, base spokeswoman 1st Lt. Mallory Thornton told Air Force Magazine on Tuesday. The aircraft touched down at Little Rock on June 5, piloted by Col. William Otter, vice commander of the squadron’s parent 19th Airlift Wing. With the transition to the C-130J, the 19th AW has “between 40 and 50” legacy C-130Hs now on the flight line as its fleet is gradually reshuffled, said Thornton. The squadron received its previous C-130J just last month.
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,…