Letitia Long on Monday became the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. She replaced Navy Vice Adm. Robert Murrett who led the organization since July 2006. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appointed Long back in February for the post. She served since May 2006 as the deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Long has 32 years of civilian federal service, most of them in the intel world. (AFPS release by Lisa Daniel)
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.