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AIR FORCE READ OF THE DAY
T-7 Red Hawk trainer makes its debut
By Stephen Losey
Apr 29, 01:52 PM
Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark speaks during the T-7A Red Hawk rollout ceremony April 28 at the St. Louis, Mo., Boeing facility. The T-7A will eventually replace the T-38C Talon to train pilots to fly fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks/U.S. Air Force)
WASHINGTON — The first of the U.S. Air Force’s new fleet of trainer jets, Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk, was unveiled to the public in a rollout ceremony Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.
The event, held in a Boeing facility at Lambert International Airport, marked the first delivery of 351 planned T-7s, which will replace the more than 5-decade-old T-38 Talon aircraft.
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T-7 Red Hawk trainer makes its debut
By Stephen Losey
Apr 29, 01:52 PM
Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark speaks during the T-7A Red Hawk rollout ceremony April 28 at the St. Louis, Mo., Boeing facility. The T-7A will eventually replace the T-38C Talon to train pilots to fly fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks/U.S. Air Force)
WASHINGTON — The first of the U.S. Air Force’s new fleet of trainer jets, Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk, was unveiled to the public in a rollout ceremony Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.
The event, held in a Boeing facility at Lambert International Airport, marked the first delivery of 351 planned T-7s, which will replace the more than 5-decade-old T-38 Talon aircraft.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen CPL Douglas Chrysler
T-7 Red Hawk trainer makes its debut
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
..."The 99th Flying Training Squadron, which was originally formed to train the Tuskegee Airmen and still trains pilots today at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas, will be the first squadron to receive the T-7, Webb said.
Webb also noted that Tuskegee Airmen celebrated successful missions during World War II with a bottle of Coca-Cola, and that the 99th currently celebrates trainees’ graduations by popping open the soda."
..."The 99th Flying Training Squadron, which was originally formed to train the Tuskegee Airmen and still trains pilots today at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas, will be the first squadron to receive the T-7, Webb said.
Webb also noted that Tuskegee Airmen celebrated successful missions during World War II with a bottle of Coca-Cola, and that the 99th currently celebrates trainees’ graduations by popping open the soda."
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