Air University is hosting a counterinsurgency symposium next week at Maxwell AFB, Ala., to generate additional perspectives on the issue as the Air Force grapples with developing its own response to irregular warfare. Earlier this year, Air University gathered subject matter experts to help develop a defining airpower counterinsurgency plan it hopes to publish in June.
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.