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260402-F-LQ990-1083.JPG Photo By: Zelideth Rodriguez

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Piazza, 99th Flying Training Squadron, T-7A test weapon systems officer, pilots the T-7A Red Hawk ground-based training system in a full-scale simulation at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 2, 2026. Piazza tested the GBTS, which features six degrees of freedom and a user interface identical to the aircraft. The system was used to evaluate performance, realism and training effectiveness during functional mission testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Zelideth Rodriguez)


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