CAFB T-6 operations paused

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Major General Patrick Doherty, the 19th Air Force commander, has issued an operational pause for all T-6 Texan II operations to ensure aircrew safety after a number of pilot physiological events (PE) at Columbus AFB, Miss., Vance AFB, Okla., and Sheppard AFB, Texas, within the past week. Doherty directed the operational pause to begin Feb. 1 to enable the AF to examine the root causes of these PE incidents, educate and listen to aircrew, and develop and deliver mitigation solutions. The AF established a general officer-led team to integrate and coordinate efforts across the service to address aircrew unexplained PEs earlier this year. (Source: Air Education and Training Command 02/01/18)