The recent news that Boeing will begin shutting down its C-17 production line has left residents around Travis AFB, Calif., a tad nervous. Travis, which earlier this month received its first C-17, is going to be home to 13 of the new airlifters, but area residents wonder if 13 will be enough to secure the squadron at the base. Fairfield (Calif.) Vice Mayor Jack Batson tells News 10 TV, “We’re always worried. … If there were 24 or 25, it would be harder to move.” Right.
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.