Sunset on the flightline

A T-6A Texan II is parked on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 29, 2025. The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train undergraduate pilot training students in basic flying skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski)

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Embracing the night

Students in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, learn to fly the night sky during their time in the T-6A Texan II aircraft. Team Vance delivered almost 400 world-class pilots during fiscal year 2025 and is on track to do it again in 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski)

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At home in the dark

The T-6A Texan II, a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer, is used to train undergraduate pilot training students at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Connor Brezenski)

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Learning to embrace the night sky

Published Nov. 24, 2025
71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Students in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, learn to fly the night sky during their time in the T-6A Texan II aircraft. Team Vance delivered almost 400 world-class pilots during fiscal year 2025 and is on track to do it again in 2026.

Sunset on the flightline

Embracing the night

At home in the dark