Retired MSgt. James T. Price, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame, died July 20 of injuries sustained in a fall several weeks earlier, according to a July 29 release from Osan AB, South Korea, where Price served as a mentor to airmen and the community. He served with the Tuskegee Airmen as a B-25 gunner. Price continued to serve after the war, with tours in the US, England, and Korea, and retired in 1966. (Osan report by SSgt. Candy Knight)
Air Force leaders are directing unit commanders to conduct four “standards and readiness reviews” of their troops per year starting March 31, part of a recent push for new standards and enforcement.