A static display T-38A Talon trainer recently joined the Vance AFB, Okla., airpark thanks to funds raised by the surrounding community of Enid, Okla., base officials announced. Vance received Talon serial number 65-10325 from the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, Ga., and plans to repaint the aircraft in the 1990’s color scheme of Vance’s 71st Flying Training Wing, which still operates a squadron of upgraded T-38C. Vance’s airframe formerly served the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., as a test and chase platform until it retired to Robins in 2004, according to the museum. The T-38 will join the airpark’s historical lineup of training aircraft flown by training units at Vance including a BT-13, T-6, T-28, T-33, T-41, and T-37 already on display. Vance units began flying the T-38 in 1963. The trainer went on display on Nov. 1.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
