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'Chair Force' No More

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Looks like the folks at the Navy aren't the only ones getting in on the ground training act. The Los Angeles Times reports that members of the Air Force--once deried as the "Chair Force" because they typically operate far from the front lines--are being trained in ground combat skills. In Iraq, Air Force members already are leading supply convoys and participating in combat patrols.

 

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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