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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

A T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft is the third T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph, where the 99th Flying Training Squadron is leading Air Education and Training Command’s integration of the Air Force’s next-generation advanced jet trainer. The T-7A will replace the T-38C Talon and is part of an integrated training system that combines advanced aircraft, high-fidelity ground-based training systems and modernized instruction to prepare future aviators for the demands of high-end combat. The addition of a third aircraft expands AETC’s capacity to develop instructor pilots, mature training operations and integrate the T-7A into the pilot training pipeline. The T-7A represents a key component of AETC’s effort to modernize training for speed and agility while developing Airmen prepared to generate combat airpower for the operational force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

A T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft is the third T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph, where the 99th Flying Training Squadron is leading Air Education and Training Command’s integration of the Air Force’s next-generation advanced jet trainer. The T-7A will replace the T-38C Talon and is part of an integrated training system that combines advanced aircraft, high-fidelity ground-based training systems and modernized instruction to prepare future aviators for the demands of high-end combat. The addition of a third aircraft expands AETC’s capacity to develop instructor pilots, mature training operations and integrate the T-7A into the pilot training pipeline. The T-7A represents a key component of AETC’s effort to modernize training for speed and agility while developing Airmen prepared to generate combat airpower for the operational force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

A T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft is the third T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph, where the 99th Flying Training Squadron is leading Air Education and Training Command’s integration of the Air Force’s next-generation advanced jet trainer. The T-7A will replace the T-38C Talon and is part of an integrated training system that combines advanced aircraft, high-fidelity ground-based training systems and modernized instruction to prepare future aviators for the demands of high-end combat. The addition of a third aircraft expands AETC’s capacity to develop instructor pilots, mature training operations and integrate the T-7A into the pilot training pipeline. The T-7A represents a key component of AETC’s effort to modernize training for speed and agility while developing Airmen prepared to generate combat airpower for the operational force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

A T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft is the third T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph, where the 99th Flying Training Squadron is leading Air Education and Training Command’s integration of the Air Force’s next-generation advanced jet trainer. The T-7A will replace the T-38C Talon and is part of an integrated training system that combines advanced aircraft, high-fidelity ground-based training systems and modernized instruction to prepare future aviators for the demands of high-end combat. The addition of a third aircraft expands AETC’s capacity to develop instructor pilots, mature training operations and integrate the T-7A into the pilot training pipeline. The T-7A represents a key component of AETC’s effort to modernize training for speed and agility while developing Airmen prepared to generate combat airpower for the operational force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

A T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft is the third T-7A delivered to JBSA-Randolph, where the 99th Flying Training Squadron is leading Air Education and Training Command’s integration of the Air Force’s next-generation advanced jet trainer. The T-7A will replace the T-38C Talon and is part of an integrated training system that combines advanced aircraft, high-fidelity ground-based training systems and modernized instruction to prepare future aviators for the demands of high-end combat. The addition of a third aircraft expands AETC’s capacity to develop instructor pilots, mature training operations and integrate the T-7A into the pilot training pipeline. The T-7A represents a key component of AETC’s effort to modernize training for speed and agility while developing Airmen prepared to generate combat airpower for the operational force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)

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Third T-7A Red Hawk Arrives at JBSA-Randolph to Accelerate Pilot Training

Published Aug. 26, 2026
By Sean Worrell
12th Flying Training Wing

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas --