[MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] T-38's Arrive at Tyndall AFB

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Tyndall AFB - Two of the T-38 Talons landed  at Tyndall Thursday to begin 
their new assignment as adversaries to the F-22  Raptor. 
One of the oldest aircraft in the Air  Force's fleet is finding new _life_ 
(http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/T-38s_Arrive_at_Tyndall_Air_Force_Base_13
1304739.html#) ,  challenging the nation's most advanced fighter. The first 
of 20 T-38 jets  arrived at Tyndall AFB Thursday afternoon. 

The T-38s were fully refurbished at Holloman  AFB in New Mexico. Eighteen 
more will join them, arriving in pairs each month.  They'll be used to fly 
against Tyndall pilots training in the F-22  Raptors. 
"It's very similar to a scrimmage team for  football, the pro-teams need 
someone to scrimmage and practice against before  the big game" said pilot 
Glen Richards. 
The T-38s cost less than $2,000 an hour to  fly. That's much cheaper than 
the F-15s Tyndall was using to simulate the  enemy. 
"It's the biggest bang for our buck with  what we're going to do with it. 
It's gonna help us train raptor pilots in a very  cost effective manner" said 
pilot Ron Miller. 
With the ability to fly at super-sonic  speeds, the talons will prove to be 
worthy opponents for the raptors. 
"As you can imagine, F-22s are our front  line fighter, out there 
protecting and ensuring air dominance for our nation and  by moving these T-38s here, 
we'll be able to more effectively and more  efficiently train those pilots 
to achieve that air dominance mission" added  Miller. 
Tyndall's F-22 squadron is the only raptor  training squadron in the Air 
Force but Tyndall will be receiving an  operational F-22 squadron in late 2012 
or early 2013.  
AL STERN Satellite Beach  FL
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