Five USAF teams have received Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards, while six teams earned Best Practice Certificates. The teams, according to USAF officials, used “a systematic approach to enhance mission capability, improve operational performance, and create sustained results.” The team projects ranged from improvements to technical training for ICBM operators to finding and testing a commercial electrical wiring analyzer to more quickly detect the root cause of more than 30 percent of F-15 aircraft discrepancies.
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.