Airman Franklin Robinson and Airman 1st Class Moray Middleton, 362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief apprentice course students, remove the electrical connector that allows the external fuel tank to be removed from the wing of the aircraft. Middleton and Robinson are on the sixth and final block of the course and are scheduled to graduate Oct. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)

Airmen Franklin Robinson and Austin Shook, 362nd Training Squadron F-16 crew chief apprentice course students, position the fuel tank dolly under the external fuel tank to prep it for removal. Shook and Robinson are on the sixth and final block of the course and are scheduled to graduate Oct. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)

Col. Scott Belanger, 82nd Training Wing vice commander, prepares for his familiarization flight in the T-38 Talon on the 80th Flying Training Wing side of Sheppard, Sept. 25, 2017. Both wings at Sheppard work together to support more than 200 flights a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)

Col. Scott Belanger, 82nd Training Wing vice commander, prepares for his familiarization flight in the T-38 Talon on the 80th Flying Training Wing side of Sheppard, Sept. 25, 2017. Both wings at Sheppard work together to support more than 200 flights a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)