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559th FTS pilots test new immersive training devices
February 5, 2021 — The T-6 Texan II pilots assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron participated in testing new immersive training device, or ITD, prototypes from Feb. 1-5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

U. S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Maloney, a pilot temporarily assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron, test flies a T-6 Texan II simulator during an immersive training device evaluation at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Feb. 1, 2021.

Air Force announces corrective measures for oxygen breathing system in training aircraft
September 14, 2018 — The Air Force will begin implementing a series of corrective measures, including redesigning the oxygen system and adjusting oxygen control levels in flight, to address persistent problems in training aircraft. In addition, Air Education and Training Command will increase maintenance on the oxygen distribution system known as OBOGS to curb problems identified in T-6 trainer aircraft... MORE

A T-6A Texan II pilot flies in formation with another T-6A over Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

AFMC supporting analysis of T-6 unexplained physiological events
April 10, 2018 — Air Force Materiel Command is playing a lead role in analyzing unexplained physiological events with the T-6 Texan II training platform. Air Education and Training Command announced an operational pause for all T-6 operations directed by Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, following a cluster of unexplained physiological events, or UPEs, at three AETC pilot training bases Feb. 1, 2018. ... MORE

The T-6A Texan II 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.

T-6 Texan II operational pause lifted Feb. 27
February 28, 2018 — Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, has ordered an end to the operational pause of the T-6 Texan II fleet, with flying operations resuming Feb. 27 following the collection and analysis of operational flight test data... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty (left) , 19th Air Force commander, and Maj. Lincoln Olsen, T-6 instructor pilot, conduct a T-6 Texan II safety check before conducting an operational demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Feb. 21, 2018. Doherty was on the flightline getting test data first-hand during the command-wide T-6 operational pause.

559th Host Bring Your Kids to Work Day
August 17, 2017 — Airmen with the 559th Flying Training Squadron welcomed younger family members to Hangar 64 on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for Bring Your Child to Work Day August. 11... MORE

Airmen with the 559th Flying Training Squadron welcomed younger family members to Hangar 64 on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for Bring Your Child to Work Day August. 11.