Randolph AFB T-38 Talon 435th FTS

Randolph AFB T-38 Talon 435th FTS 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. Randolph Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base located 14.8 miles east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command. Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the U.S. Army Air Corps, the U.S. Army Air Forces, and the U.S. Air Force during its entire existence. Randolph AFB is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the U.S. Army Fort Sam Houston, the U.S. Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged on 1 October 2010. The 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.