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2FTS familiarization flights in Key West

A pilot shows a crew chief controls inside a T-38 Talon

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. “Claw” Pennell, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron chief of training, right, briefs Airman 1st Class Garrett Fritz, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 crew chief, left, on the dashboard controls of a T-38 Talon cockpit before a familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 14, 2021. Familiarization flights help Airmen understand the rigors of flight and better understand the mission they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Sturk)

Two people sit across from each other in a room

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. “Claw” Pennell, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron chief of training, right, briefs Airman 1st Class Garrett Fritz, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 crew chief, left, on egress procedures before a familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 14, 2021. Familiarization flights help Airmen understand the rigors of flight and better understand the mission they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Sturk)

Two planes taxi off the runway

Two U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons assigned to the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, taxi off the runway after a familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 13, 2021. familiarization flights help Airmen understand the rigors of flight and better understand the mission they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Sturk)

Two people walk on the flight line.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs journeyman, left, and Lt. Col. “Ramses” Farrow, Air Combat Command Advanced Programs Air to Air Weapons Branch chief, walk across the flight line for a familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 13, 2021. Familiarization flights help Airmen understand the rigors of flight and better understand the mission they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Sturk)

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla -- U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. “Claw” Pennell, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron chief of training, right, briefs Airman 1st Class Garrett Fritz, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 crew chief, left, on the dashboard controls of a T-38 Talon cockpit before a familiarization flight at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 14, 2021. Familiarization flights help Airmen understand the rigors of flight and better understand the mission they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Sturk)