JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
The 560th Flying Training Squadron welcomed YouTube content creator and podcast host, Maj. Justin “Hasard” Lee, as they filmed T-38 Pilot Training 2.5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Feb. 9.
Lee and his team filmed T-38 takeoff and landings, conducted instructor pilot interviews and flew a simulated mission with the immersive training devices.
The 560th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing at JBSA-Randolph and qualifies fighter and bomber pilots as instructor pilots in the T-38C Talon. The squadron executes eight syllabi to train Air Force instructor pilots, Air Force and U.S. Navy test pilot school candidates, allied nation fighter and instructor pilots, and Air Force pilots identified for transition to fighter aircraft.
The squadron currently flies a total of 8,800 hours annually in a fleet of nearly 40 aircraft and produces about 130 graduates per year.