The Air Force has decided to find out just how many of its airmen already are conversant in a foreign language—and which ones. The service has created an online survey that is mandatory for all enlisted personnel and for lieutenant colonels and below. Gen. Michael Moseley, USAF Chief of Staff, has called foreign language capability a “critical war-fighting skill.” According to an Air Force news release, there is a potential direct benefit for each airman that has demonstrable skill—foreign language proficiency pay. However, the language must be “of strategic value to the Air Force.”
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.