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Last T-1 Jayhawk flight from JBSA-Randolph to Davis-Monthan AFB marks end of era
July 22, 2024 — The United States Air Force's T-1A Jayhawk made its final flight with the 99th Flying Training Squadron on Monday, July 15, soaring from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. This historic journey marks the end of an era for the venerable trainer aircraft, which has been a cornerstone in the training of air mobility and combat systems officers for three decades... MORE

39th Flying Training Squadron hosts Fiesta dignitaries for T-38 orientation flight
February 15, 2024 — Members of San Antonio Fiesta 2024 royalty got the chance for a T-38 orientation flight with the 39th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Jan. 25... MORE

WWII legendary ace’s aircraft lore alive and well at 12th FTW, 39th FTS
October 28, 2020 — The 340th Flying Training Group’s 39th Flying Training Squadron, initially activated as the 39th Pursuit Squadron in 1940, re-designated as the 39th FTS in 1999 and subsequently activated in the Reserve component in 2001, has a storied World War II past that’s being celebrated by its operational host, the 12th Flying Training Wing... MORE

Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner, 39th Flying Training Squadron commander and Air Force Reserve Command T-1 instructor pilot, stands beside the squadron's T-6 flagship aircraft, which the host wing - 12th Flying Training Wing-Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas - painted in the heritage scheme used on the P-51 “Little Girl” flown by Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch, commander of the then-designated 39th Fighter Squadron, during the during WWII single-handed attack on a Japanese destroyer off Goto Retto near Kyushu, Japan in 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo)

39th FTS Cobras fill the sky at JBSA-Randolph
May 8, 2017 — Reservists from the 39th Flying Training Squadron executed a training and readiness exercise called Cobras in the Clouds May 4 at JBSA-Randolph, Texas. The exercise gave 39th FTS members a chance to... MORE

Lt. Col. Kyle Goldstein, 39th Flying Training Squadron commander, prepares to take off in a T-38 C Talon May 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas during the Cobras in the Clouds exercise. The exercise gave 39th FTS members a chance to practice their war-time mission of taking control of the training mission of the 12th Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)