It didn’t take the media long to start yapping at President Bush’s nominee to become the next Secretary of the Air Force, Michael W. Wynne. Most outlets rushed to report that Wynne, who has been a senior Pentagon official for the past four years, had a role in the failed Air Force tanker lease proposal and had been singled out by the Pentagon IG for “responsibility,” if not outright blame. As our John Tirpak pointed out in this story, the case against Wynne and three other defense officials was eye-wateringly weak.
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.