The Air National Guard is airdropping hay to livestock stranded by blizzard conditions out west, in a smaller-scale replay of Operation Haylift from 1949. In this effort, a Wyoming ANG C-130 began flying airdrop missions out of Pueblo, Colo., on Jan. 3, supplementing National Guard helicopters. The C-130 can hold up to eight of the one-ton hay bales, which break apart when they strike the ground. This is not a new feat for the Air Guard, which fairly routinely provides this service during severe winter storms, but few efforts would rival the 1949 operation, when numerous C-82s flew more than 125 sorties.
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.