Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., evacuated an unspecified number of T-38 Talon training jets to Patrick Space Base in south Florida earlier this week before severe weather threatened to batter parts of the Southeast. Tornadoes and large hail were threatening to hit Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, with cities like Columbus and Tupelo, Miss., and Birmingham, Ala., projected to bear the brunt, according to the National Weather Service. A Columbus AFB spokesperson did not provide a specific number of the jets that evacuated, or how long they are to remain in Florida. T-38s are used to train students to fly fighter and bomber planes. CAFB is home to the 14th Flying Training Wing, a hub for undergraduate pilot training. The base also paused training operations until it was safe to return. “We are expecting another round of significant severe weather to impact our area the next three days,” the base’s Facebook page noted on March 24. The 81st Training Wing at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss., directed questions to the Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing on base, which said it is not moving aircraft. (Source: AF Times 03/25/21) Training base evacuates T-38s to Florida amid severe weather threat (airforcetimes.com)
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