According to a report by the News Bulletin, the Air Force has received the last of its planned 454 T-6A Texan II trainers with the one flown in last week by Capt. Matt Wilcoxen and Capt. Nick Woodrow to NAS Pensacola, Fla., home to USAF’s 479th Flying Training Group. The 479th FTG employs T-6As and T-1A Jayhawks to train Combat Systems Officers, now training in new facilities at Pensacola. The unit now has 22 Texans, according to the newspaper.
Airmen basic rarely go on to become four-star generals, but one who did retired last week after a 42 year career that saw him rise from a lowly slick-sleeve to the head of one of the Air Force’s most important major commands.