Caption:
Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2003) -- The T-6 Texan
training aircraft 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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