Officials at Tyndall AFB, Fla., plan to spend about $24.5 million to convert more than 19 miles of overhead electrical lines to underground and enhance the base’s electrical grid reliability. A1C Anthony Hyatt reports that the project—dubbed “Pole Away”—began last year and should be done in fall 2008. Hurricane Katrina spurred the storm damage prevention effort.
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.