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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Three men standing on fighter jet in maintenance hangarZach Burleson (left), 809th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Non-Destructive Inspection technician, works on a T-38 as part of the Talon Repair Inspections and Maintenance program as Larry Hall (center), 809AMXS, and Robert Pilarczyk (right), Hill Engineering, observe, Aug. 24, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. TRIM modification is localized, depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts to keep the T-38 training platforms mission ready.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
                
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T-38 Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance program launches at JBSA-RandolphPublished Aug. 30, 2022
                    
                    By Jim Bono
                    
                    
                    502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --**The**T-38 Talon**will undergo Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance, or TRIM, modification to perform localized, depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts to keep these valuable training platforms mission ready.“This program is vital to maintaining the service life of the airframe” said BillMickley, T-38 Airframe Lead Program manager. “The TRIM modification will address aging airframe-related issues to preclude grounding of these aircraft prior to its eventual retirement.”It is estimated that each aircraft will receive more than 6,000 hours of maintenance and then be returned to their home units both at**Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph**and across theU.S. Maintenance will be performed on 190 T-38 aircraft and then they will be returned to their home units across the U.S. Air Force and the Navy Test Pilot School.“The program will ensure aircraft availability for the necessary pilot training hours until the fleet is replaced by the**T-7A Red Hawk**, the all-new advanced pilot training system,”Mickley said. “Mission readiness is the key task for the depot heading the effort. Focused maintenance such as this will allow the T-38 to remain safe and relevant throughout its anticipated, 80-year lifespan.”The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, ease of maintenance and safety record.**Air Education and Training Command**is the primary user of the T-38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training.**Air Combat Command**,**Air Force Materiel Command**and**NASA******also use the T-38A in various roles.LR 



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