Air Force is no longer `Chair Force'. From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: April 27, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Dallas Morning News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: David McLemore

DALLAS _ Primo Fiore had never held a firearm in her life _ until a month ago. Now, the 19-year-old Air Force trainee can crawl through 90 yards of sand with an M-16 rifle, carefully take it apart and reassemble it in two minutes flat with sharp, precise movements.

"I never thought it would be this extreme," said Fiore during a rare break at Lackland Air Force Base. "But I'm getting used to it."

For decades, the Air Force was derided by rival services as the "Chair Force" _ the country club of the military. Personnel received a few hours of ...

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