Battlefield Airmen site reviews

A team from the Air Education and Training Command and 2nd Air Force surveyed sites for a possible future Battlefield Airmen campus at Shaw AFB in South Carolina on Feb. 13-17. The base is a potential candidate to host a schoolhouse consisting of up to eight different officer and enlisted AF specialties, including battlefield airmen, pararescue, combat control, tactical air control and special operations weather. The AF could save an estimated $36.4 million if any of the surveyed bases are able to house training for all eight specialties. The preferred location is expected to be announced this year; and will be followed by Environmental Impact Assessments. A final decision is to be announced in August 2018. (Source: DVIDS 02/22/17) Gulf Coast Note: Currently, Battlefield Airmen complete technical training at eight different locations – including Keesler AFB, Miss.; and Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field in Florida.