A T-7A Red Hawk on a May 2025 flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Faced with a persistent pilot shortage, the U.S. Air Force in 2022 set a demanding goal of training 1,500 pilots per year to chip away at the issue. The target was a stretch. The service had not produced that many pilots since 1991—when there were two additional training bases and 250 more training...
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