TSgt. Heath Mooney and TSgt. Lawrence Lipinski, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., have each earned a Bronze Star medal for meritorious service in Southwest Asia. For both airmen, it is their second Bronze Star. Mooney led an EOD team on 59 missions, neutralizing 8,550 explosive devices while deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq, supporting the Army. Lipinski led more than 66 missions, aiding in the destruction of roughly 5,200 pounds of explosives, while deployed with Marines at Operating Base Delaram, Afghanistan. “For every person who receives a Bronze Star, there’s someone else lying out injured somewhere. It’s a very humbling thing,” said Mooney, who, like Lipinski, received his medal Dec. 2. Lapinski got his first Bronze Star in Jan. 2007. (Little Rock report by SSgt. Nestor Cruz)
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.