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SPECIAL an opportunity to do something new.
LT Scott ‘Hooker’ Hook floated an initial
MARKINGS concept to the wing leadership in the fall
of 2018 and, after several adjustments
and tweaks, it was approved and went
for paint at the beginning of 2019. BuNo
In the summer of 2018, the leadership at 165598, coded 101, rolled out of the
TRAWING ONE had the idea to paint one Meridian paint shop in February 2019
of the T-45s in a patriotic scheme. The bearing a unique design that includes
T-45Cs have a nine-year paint cycle, so the ‘Betsy Ross flag’ painted on the speed
there were options for special schemes brakes as well as extensive red, white and
on jets assigned here, but the chief of blue paint. In an era of drab schemes and
naval air training (CNATRA) limits the a lack of color on navy jets, it’s good to
number of ‘deviated paint schemes’ see that some senior officers recognize
allowed for each wing. When one of the value of special schemes and make
these specially painted jets came up for an active push to paint jets and involve
its nine-year makeover, it was used as aircrew in these initiatives.

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