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T-38 Maintenance Depot visit highlights program's role in extending trainer's lifespan
March 3, 2025 — The 19th Air Force commander and command chief toured the T-38 Maintenance Depot at Joint base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Feb. 10, 2025... MORE

575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron T-38 Depot

12th Maintenance Squadron demos new tow technology
September 2, 2020 — The 12th Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph recently demonstrated the capabilities of a remotely controlled aircraft towing system, or RCATS, designed to make transporting aircraft more cost-efficient. The RCATS will reduce manpower requirements, allow close-quarter towing and quicker aircraft stowing ahead of inclement weather... MORE

Jaime Villarreal, 12th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, sits inside a T-38 aircraft during a practice transport Aug. 27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The T-38 is being pulled by a remotely controlled aircraft towing system designed to make transporting aircraft more cost efficient.

Becoming a 'Pilot for a Day' with the 560th FTS
December 16, 2019 — Four-year-old Jack Faught, got a taste of the ‘Chargin’ Cheetah’ pilot life Dec. 12 when he participated in Joint Base San Antonio’s "Pilot for a Day" program. ... MORE

Jack Faught participated in Joint Base San Antonio’s Pilot for a Day program Dec. 12, 2019 at JBSA-Randolph. The Pilot for a Day program supports children with lifelong disabilities, providing them a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the life of a U.S. Air Force pilot by accompanying them through various units on base packed with personalized pilot experiences.

T-38 endures as stellar training aircraft 60 years after maiden flight
April 5, 2019 — The T-38 Talon prototype embarked on its maiden flight as the Air Force’s first supersonic trainer on April 10, 1959. Sixty years later, the sleek aircraft developed by the Northrop Corp. continues to meet the service’s training needs... MORE

A scanned image from the Wingspread published in 1961 with a photo of the first T-38 to arrive at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

Pacer Classic III mods give T-38 new life
June 19, 2018 — What do you do with airplanes that were built in the early 1960s and are planned to be flying well past their 70th birthday? You give them a structural makeover that will provide the strength and longevity to go the distance... MORE

Michael Ramirez, 575th AMXS Sheet Metal Technician, checks the alignment on a new left hand upper center longeron being installed on a T-38 Talon during the PCIII modification package.

Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th
January 19, 2017 — The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and the 12th Maintenance Group have blended a throwback paint scheme with a 40th anniversary reunion to celebrate a vital Air Force mission.When the 435th was... MORE

Rudy Olivarez, a Corrosion Control Specialist in the 12th Maintenance Group, applies paint to the landing gear of a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the corrosion control shop are changing the plane’s color scheme from two-tone gray to heritage blue, a scheme that was used by the 435th Fighter Training Squadron 40 years ago, ahead of a reunion of pilots that trained for fighter fundamentals after Jan. 1, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo/Randy Martin)