U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Stormy Archer, 31JUL2015.

The first completed T-38 Talon from the Pacer Classic III program was unveiled 31JUL2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Stormy Archer, 31JUL2015.

Pacer Classic III (PC-3), the largest single structural modification ever undertaken on the T-38C aircraft, is intended to ensure structural airworthiness of 150 aircraft until 2029.

USAF photo by Airman First Class Stormy Archer, 31JUL2015.

“We are replacing 185 separate primary structures such as longerons, bulkheads, skins and former assemblies; inspecting and assessing the life of a 155 additional components, and repairing or replacing hundreds of other parts.”-Joe Lopez, 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) director

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd.

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd.

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd.

The ‘tiger stripes’ will go away when the Talon gets a new paint-job.

USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd.

USAF video report, by Sean Schroeder, explaining the PC-3 program:

Vehicle I-D: T-38 25TH FTS HERITAGE