NATO has said it will send out a rapid reaction force to aid earthquake relief operations in Pakistan, according to the London Daily Telegraph. There’s just no indication when that might be. A senior NATO official told the Telegraph that the alliance wants to put the NATO Response Force to work, since the NRF was formed two years ago. “If they are not used this time then who will use us?” the official said. (Read our article on formation of the NRF here.)
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.