Randolph AFB T-38 435th FTS version 2

Randolph AFB T-38 435th FTS version 2 poster art.

The 435th Fighter Training Squadron (435 FTS) is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates Northrop AT-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training. The 435 FTS teaches Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) to newly graduated pilots and WSOs bound for fighter aircraft.  We teach students from the U.S. as well as multiple other countries.

Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located 14.8 miles east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command. Opened in 1931, Randolph AFB has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the Air Force during its entire existence. Randolph AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010.

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world’s first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world.