A T-38 with two aircrew on board landed with its landing gear retracted on Monday at JBSA-Randolph, Tex., announced base officials. The incident happened on Randolph’s east runway at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time, according to the base’s July 29 release. Both pilots were uninjured. The aircraft was assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing. The incident is under investigation. It came less than two weeks after the crash of a T-38 near Sheppard AFB, Tex.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
