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Air Force chief of staff gets up close view of new T-X trainer
January 25, 2019 — After his first up-close view Jan. 15 of a ready-to-fly T-X, the Air Force’s training aircraft of the future, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein could have been expected to marvel at the technical sophistication of a state-of-the-art plane designed and manufactured not only with future pilots in mind but with maintainers and software specialists as well. The first T-X aircraft and simulators are scheduled to arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in 2023... MORE

Boeing test pilot Steve Schmidt explains features of the new T-X trainer to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein as Goldfein sits in the plane’s elevated instructor’s seat. Goldfein inspected the plane during a visit Jan. 15 to Boeing’s St. Louis production facility.

Flying training commander gets first ride in next-gen fighter and bomber trainer
December 4, 2018 — The 19th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, became the first Air Force Airman to get a sortie and a first-hand look at the capabilities of the next-generation fighter and bomber trainer at Boeing’s St. Louis facilities Nov. 27... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, gets ready for a T-X familiarization sortie at the Boeing facility in St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2018. The T-X trainer will help the service increase the lethality and readiness of future pilots in both under- and graduate-level training courses due to its advanced training capabilities.