【9月23日】看軍聞學英語
■泰戈爾
原文：
The Air Force is reshaping basic training around aircraft, small teams and simulated airfields as it prepares new airmen for future wars.
For generations, Air Force basic military training （BMT） has centered on drill pads, inspections, dormitories and military discipline. Those elements aren't disappearing.
But in an interview with Military.com, Maj. Gen. Davidson, commander of 2nd Air Force, said the service is undertaking what he describes as the most significant transformation of Air Force basic training in decades.
The overhaul includes a new training range featuring two C-130s, an F-16 and multiple airfield training stations where recruits will learn in environments designed to mirror future combat operations.
For decades, the physical experience of basic military training has revolved around military customs and courtesies, inspections, marching, physical fitness and classroom instruction. Those foundational elements remain. But Air Force leaders increasingly believe they are not enough by themselves.
中譯：
為了讓空軍官兵因應新型態的未來戰爭做準備，美國空軍正圍繞著實體飛機、小部隊編組以及模擬機場，重新建構其基本軍事訓練制度。
數世代以來，空軍的基本軍事訓練一向以步兵操練場、儀容與內務檢查、營房生活和軍事紀律為核心。這些元素並不會消失。
然而，負責主管基本訓練的空軍第2航空軍指揮官戴維森少將在接受《Military.com》專訪時表示，空軍目前正著手進行「數十年來最重大」的基本訓練轉型。
這項改革包含全新的訓練場，場內配備2架 C-130 運輸機、1架 F-16 戰機以及多個機場訓練站。新兵將在這些高度模擬未來作戰環境的地點進行學習。
過去幾十年來，基本軍事訓練的實體經驗大多圍繞在軍人禮節、各項檢查、齊步起步走、體能訓練以及課堂教學。這些奠定軍人基礎的元素依然會保留，但空軍領導層愈來愈深信，單靠這些已經無法應付未來的威脅。
─關鍵軍語─
※basic military training：基本軍事訓練
※combat operations：作戰行動／ 軍事行動