The Air Force presented the Airman’s Medal on March 18 to SrA. Shane Reid at his deployed location with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. According to the 379th AEW photo release, Reid helped rescue an elderly couple trapped in a burning vehicle in late 2006 in Orlando, Fla.
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.