Some 300 airmen and a complement of F-16Cs from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire ANGS, S.C., are deploying to Kadena AB, Japan, on the island of Okinawa, reports the Associated Press news service. They plan to stay for six weeks, during which they’ll train with Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps elements in the US Pacific Command region.
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.