A Look Inside AETC

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Maj. David Reynolds, Pilot Instructor Training Instructor Pilot with the 559 Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base Texas, dons his helmet prior to a T-6 Texan II training flight involving formation flying, instrument flying, and acrobatics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

A Look Inside AETC

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Capt. Andrew Walker, Pilot Instructor Training student with the 84 FTS Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, begins his pre-flight walk around while Maj. David Reynolds, Pilot Instructor Training Instructor Pilot with the 559 Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base Texas, straps in prior to a T-6 Texan II training flight involving formation flying, instrument flying, and acrobatics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

Columbus AFB receives first T-6 aircraft

Lt. Col. Todd White, 41st Flying Training Squadron commander, taxis in with the first T-6 assigned to Columbus AFB’s fleet before presenting Col. Eric Theisen, 14th Operations Group commander, with the keys to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cecilia Rodriguez)

Citizen Airman feature photo

As a member of the Air Education and Training Command T-6A Texan II Demonstration Team, Maj. Kerry Tidmore showcases World War II-era T-6s alongside the modern flying trainer.

Front view Texan

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Maj. Todd Daggett, T-6A Texan II Demonstration Team show pilot and team chief, flies low and fast in Air Education and Training Command's newest trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo by O.J. Sanchez)

Gear down pass

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The T-6A Texan II performs a "gear down" pass. The Texan is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. The trainer is phasing out the aging T-37 fleet throughout Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by O.J. Sanchez)