USAF airmen have been providing airlift support for the African Union peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of Sudan for the past few years. The most recent mission for the 786th Air Expeditionary Squadron was Oct. 20, when the unit flew 400 Rwandan soldiers to Darfur, reports Capt. Erin Dorrance. The 786th AES expects to assist in transporting approximately 2,200 Rwandan troops and heavy equipment in and out of Darfur.
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.