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Wolfe Davidson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy progressing training from the drill pad to a simulated airfield, we give trainees immediate, hands-on context for their role in generating airpower,\u201d Davidson said in a statement to Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new curriculum and containerized training is part of an overall endeavor from Air Force officials to transform BMT, referred to as BMT Next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An early step in this process was BMT 2.0 from last October, which placed an emphasis on more physical fitness training, and now BMT 3.0, which will include the training ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alterations to BMT will also incorporate a new training program for the military training instructors to boost their skills set to teach and mentor in the new environment, Davidson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than allowing airmen to find their core identity solely through a specialized career training, this BMT transformation propels them to find it through a shared operation experience before beginning technical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis transformation ties their identity more closely to the Air Force mission to fly, fight, and win, and better acclimatizes them to what they should expect when they are tasked to support an Air Expeditionary Wing \u2014 the Air Force Unit of Action,\u201d Davidson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMT 3.0 represents an update in the force\u2019s training philosophy, which includes a new baseline for graduates to earn their airman title, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Davidson, trainees must demonstrate physical readiness for military service demands; a foundational competency essential for success, like teamwork, accountability and a warrior ethos; and an understanding of their role in the fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of learning individual tasks, they are learning how their actions contribute to defending, operating, generating, and sustaining the mission in a contested environment,\u201d Davidson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trainees are expected to utilize basic concepts of airfield operations learned on the ranges to better work as a team with improved communication skills, solving increasingly more challenging scenarios under different stress levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is not meant to teach trainees technical tasks, like aircraft maintenance or airfield repair, as those are developed at technical or follow-on training, but it is set out to help them gain a better understanding of airfield operations and mission generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first training range will be housed at <a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3219608\/forging-the-next-generation-bmt-leads-the-way\/\" rel=\"\">Pacer Forge<\/a> site, meant to simulate a forward-deployed environment focused on applying the DOGS concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second training range, dubbed the Forward Air Base Training Range, will be on the Pacer Forge site on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbsa.mil\/News\/News\/Article\/2102632\/jbsa-lacklands-chapman-training-annex-dedicated-to-fallen-air-force-medal-of-ho\/\" rel=\"\">Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pacer Forge, which began in late 2022, is a military deployment exercise during the sixth week of BMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building of these training ranges produces a \u201cCrawl, Walk, Run\u201d training progression, per Davidson, with foundational lessons as the \u201ccrawl\u201d and the initial training on the new ranges as 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transfer and evacuation, cargo loading, post-attack runway assessment and repair, aircraft marshaling, aircraft familiarization and airbase entry control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real, historic aircraft will be featured in the ranges to allow for authentic, hands-on hardware in a cost-effective way, said Davidson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial Air Base Training Range will spotlight an F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules, which are non-flying aircraft previously used for maintenance training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, as the initiative progresses, decisions for the Forward Air Base and the final Air Base Training range aircrafts may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Davidson, in April 2026, the initial training device on the Air Base Training Range will be established, with the eight planned containerized training devices to be operational by fall 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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