AETC lifts T-38 flight suspension Published May 6, 2008 Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Air Education and Training Command announced this afternoon that its T-38 aircraft are cleared to resume flying operations Wednesday. Gen. William R. Looney III, AETC commander, lifted the stand down of the command's T-38s that had been in place since Friday, following a fatal crash Thursday at Sheppard AFB, Texas. The crash was the second in eight days involving a T-38. Initial information indicates that the crashes were not related. The command's T-38 fleet will return to normal operations over the next several days as individual aircraft are cleared for flight.