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The T-38 Talon is receiving an upgrade that officials said will improve aircrews’ safety and comfort. Representatives from Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Inc. are in the early stages of installing their new escape systems in all T-38Cs at Randolph AFB after completing the same project at Laughlin AFB, Texas, the first of five Air Education and Training Command installations scheduled for the upgrade. One of the greatest advantages of the new seat, called the Mk US16T, is that it functions well in the situation that accounts for most ejections, said Rick French, an AETC T-38 program manager. “The old ejection seat...

Randolph AFB, Texas 75th Anniversary Air ShowU.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in flightschedule of eventsaerial demonstrationsstatic displaysDirections to Randolph AFBOther informationGround ActivitiesContact us The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds take to the skies over San Antonio Nov. 5-6, 2005, at the Randolph Air Force Base 75th Anniversary Air Show. The event is free and open to the public. Gates hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. The modern-day T-6 Texan II and its predecessor from World War II, the T-6 Texan, fly a Texan Flight heritage formation in May 2005The U.S. Army’s premier parachute demonstration team, the Golden Knights and...