The Air Force’s top uniformed official has high expectations for a training transformation the service is planning. Gen. Michael Moseley explained to a Capitol Hill crowd that the Air Force already has extended basic training two and a half weeks to provide combat training and plans to hold more combat-prep exercises across the force. The goal is to develop a more expeditionary mindset for every airman in the total force. The agenda includes, starting in August 2007, language and regional skills training for every airman going through senior professional military education programs. The options will be Arabic, Chinese, French, and Spanish.
A B-52H bomber launched a simulated AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response hypersonic missile at a target some 600 miles away during the ongoing Northern Edge exercise in Alaska, the Air Force said. The simulated shot was a success and demonstrated Airborne Battle Management System techniques to facilitate the kill chain for…