Should the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton consolidate with its Navy counterpart in Monterey? The BRAC Commission raised that question. The answer is “No,” says outgoing Air Force Materiel Command chief Gen. Gregory Martin. He told Timothy Gaffney of the Dayton Daily News that there’s no clear “cost benefit” moving either school. The Pentagon agreed on that and the issue of privatization. Martin said some things are “ready-made” for privatization, others merely “sound good.”
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.