Jeffery Hays, 416th Flight Test Squadron T-7 Red Hawk lead flight mechanic, speaks with Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Mary Clark, 96th Operations Group deputy commander, about the Air Force’s newest pilot trainer aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 18, 2023. The arrival begins a series of climate testing at Eglin AFB’s McKinley Climatic Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)