USAF has promoted 417 enlisted members to chief master sergeant, following evaluation of 2,475 senior master sergeants. The selection rate was 16.85 percent, compared to 22.83 percent last year.
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.