Air Force officials say they must involuntary retrain up to 777 active duty noncommissioned officers into chronically short career fields. Some 300 airmen elected to select their preferred new career field. The Air Force Personnel Center posts a vulnerability list each week here.
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.