Air Education and Training Command has activated a dedicated C-130 Hercules training unit—the 714th Training Squadron—at Little Rock AFB, Ark. The new unit received its first commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson, last week and will comprise 42 military and civilian personnel who will provide all student support for the more than 1,800 US and allied personnel attending C-130 at Little Rock each year.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.