The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has the greenlight to move forward with major construction work to support the beddown of a new aircraft and training mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.
The Air Force signed a record of decision (ROD) recently after completing an environmental impact statement for major construction work to deliver the infrastructure needed to support the T-7A Red Hawk. The fifth-generation jet trainer will replace Air Education and Training Command's aging fleet of T-38 Talon fleet with advanced technology for the next generation of fighter and bomber pilots.
"The T-7 Red Hawk arrival at Randolph is part of a critical capability to provide an advanced training platform to U.S. Air Force student pilots. The instructors at Randolph will develop the aircraft and its ground training system to deliver the highest caliber pilots to fly, fight and win," said Brig. Gen. Eric Carney, AETC director of Plans, Programs and Requirements.
The aircraft will be delivered to the 12th Flying Training Wing, which is responsible for four single-source aviation pipelines including Instructor Pilot Training.
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, a primary subordinate unit of AFIMSC, oversees environmental impact assessment processes to ensure Department of the Air Force projects comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
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