Some 130 Air National Guardsmen from Virginia Beach are being called to active duty for 10 months to deploy to various bases in Southwest Asia. Various news reports said the Virginia ANG’s 203rd RED HORSE engineering unit would undergo refresher training at Camp Pendleton, Va. The unit plans to deploy in two groups, the first leaving next week and the next in mid-October.
The last remaining T-1 Jayhawk at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, took its final flight to the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 15. The 99th Flying Training Squadron will train pilots using T-6 and simulator until it gets T-7 Red Hawk in fiscal 2026.