Maj. Gen. Mark Brown, who currently serves as director of financial management for Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, has been selected to serve as commander of 2nd Air Force, Air Education and Training Command at Keesler AFB, Miss. He will replace Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, who has held the position since July 2011. Patrick has been selected to serve as vice commander of Headquarters Air Education and Training Command at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, announced the Air Force on May 15.
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.