The Air Force is making repairs to the runway at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, so the 52nd Fighter Wing has sent its A-10 and F-16 aircraft to other bases. The 22nd Fighter Squadron has deployed to Nellis AFB, Nev.; the 23rd FS has gone to the German air base Buechel, just 20 miles from Spangdahlem; and the 81st FS deployed to RAF Lakenheath, England. SSgt. Andrea Knudson reports that the runway repairs would continue until mid-July.
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.