Air Forces Northern, headquartered at Tyndall AFB, Fla., has continued to conduct Operation Noble Eagle, despite the Air Force’s grounding of its F-15 A-D fleet. As we’ve reported earlier, units that fly other fighters are substituting for F-15 units normally tasked with ONE sorties. The latest data, covering the month of November, shows ONE crews racked up 50 more sorties in November than in October. (See chart for new stats.)
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.