The 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark., has received its fifth new C-130J, and officials say the wing will get another two this month—for a total of seven. Lt. Gen. Dennis Larsen, Air Education and Training Command vice commander, says the J model tactical airlifter—the newest version of the long-running Lockheed Martin Hercules line—is “the most requested aircraft in the AOR [Southwest Asia].”
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.