F-16s from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy, are flying simulated close air support missions over Slovenia this week to train allied joint terminal attack controllers. The F-16s are flying daily range sorties from Aviano to train Austrian, Belgian, Czech, Montenegrin, French, Croatian, Latvian, Hungarian, and Slovenian JTACs, according to a June 3 release. A total of 23 allied and partner aircraft, including Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen fighters and Polish L-159 attack jets, are operating at four locations for Exercise Adriatic Strike, according to a release from the Slovenian defense ministry. Army remotely piloted aircraft and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters rounded out US airpower taking part in the exercise, which also includes nearly 200 allied military personal. Adriatic Strike took place June 2-6.
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.