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AFB, Tex., is the preferred location for consolidation of Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals training units, announced Air Force officials Tuesday. The service is transitioning from five IFF training locations down to three due to the decrease in the annual IFF graduate requirement from 450 airmen to 380. IFF training is ending at Laughlin AFB, Tex., and Vance AFB, Okla., as part of this change, leaving IFF activities at Randolph, Columbus AFB, Miss., and Sheppard AFB, Tex. As the preferred alternative, Randolph “would accept 15 additional T-38 Talons and train approximately 80 additional students annually,” said Kathleen Ferguson, USAF’s deputy assistant secretary for installations. Sheppard is already operating at its full capacity for this mission. Columbus is the reasonable alternative for the consolidation if Randolph doesn’t pan out based on the environmental impact assessment. (Randolph release)
A provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill will require the Defense Department to include the military occupational specialty of service members who die by suicide in its annual report on suicide deaths, though it remains to be seen how much data the department will actually disclose.