Maj. Jason Earley, 435th Fighter Training Squadron, and Scott Lounsberry, 12th Maintenance Directorate, make final preparations before Earley takes off at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 15, 2011. The 12th Flying Training Wing sent a group of 13 pilots and maintainers and five T-38C Talons from Randolph to Tyndall to assist the 325th Fighter Wing in a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lisa Norman)