Air Force officials have decided that airmen must start wearing the new physical training uniform beginning Oct. 1, 2006, for unit physical fitness exercises. The Air Force Uniform Board also issued guidance for wearing the uniform for personal exercises. If you really want to know, click here. But, there is no word about those new BDUs. (DR 10/17/05)
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.