A new veterans cemetery dedicated Nov. 3 in Mission, Texas, will provide a burial site for about 45,000 veterans and their families in South Texas. The Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery, located 230 miles south of San Antonio, will be available for burials starting in December, according to a Veterans Affairs new release.
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.