While other news media are reporting what the Quadrennial Defense Review will contain, Mark Mazzetti of the Los Angeles Times has taken note of one thing it does not consider: another Iraq. In fact, a Pentagon official told Mazzetti that the Iraq regime change is “clearly a one-off.” The official added, “There is certainly no intention to do it again.” We call this further evidence of what appears to be another QDR without a solid foundation in fact. Let’s be real: The 2005 QDR, as Air Force Magazine Editor in Chief Robert Dudney indicated in December, is probably quite like its earlier brethren, a budget-cutting drill. No more, no less.
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.