Caption:
Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2003) -- The T-6 Texan
training aircraft prepares to takes off from the flight line at Naval
Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. The Texan well replace the Navy's T-34C
Turbo Mentors and the Air Force T-37B Tweety Bird as the primary
pilot training aircraft at both NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting
Field. Only one model of aircraft well be used for training Air
Force and Navy pilots, as part of the Department of Defense's effort to
streamline military training operations, reduce costs, while increasing
efficiency. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)
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