Student pilot 2nd Lt. Allie Johnston, 50th Flying Training Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., performs a pre-flight check on a T-38C Talon training jet on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. With an 11,777-square-foot ramp, the second largest in the Air Force, Barksdale is often used as a landing location for training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)
Instructor pilot Maj. Robert Faustmann, 50th Flying Training Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., removes flags and pins from the nose of a T-38C Talon training jet on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. Barksdale hosts approximately 100 transient aircraft a month, ranging training missions to aircraft refueling stops. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)
2nd Lt. Christopher Molstad, 50th Flying Training Squadron, settles into the cockpit of a T-38C Talon training jet on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. Molstad is a student pilot at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., and recently received an assignment to Barksdale to become a B-52H Stratofortress pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)
Maj. Robert Faustmann and 2nd Lt. Allie Johnston, 50th Flying Training Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., review pre-flight checklists on a T-38C Talon training jet on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. Checklists are used before, during and after flying to ensure the right procedures are performed while around the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)
Maj. Robert Faustmann and 2nd Lt. Allie Johnston, 50th Flying Training Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., use hand signals to communicate with a member of Transient Alert on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. Barksdale hosts approximately 100 transient aircraft a month, ranging from training missions to aircraft refueling stops. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)
A T-38C Talon training jets taxis across the ramp on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 9. An instructor and student pilot flew the T-38 from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., to Barksdale for a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Tori Lalich)(RELEASED)