Members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-15 stand at the front of Kaye Auditorium as they’re recognized during their graduation ceremony Sept. 29, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississip... More
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, salutes 2nd Lt. Benjamin Gautier for earning the Air Education and Training Command Commander’s Trophy Jan. 24, 2020, on Columbus Air Force ... More
Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander,
Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20/21 at their graduation ceremony on August 7, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Thirty... More
First Lt. Kimberly Bray, Capt. Joshua White, 1st Lt.
First Lt. Kimberly Bray, Capt. Joshua White, 1st Lt. Max Kaslon and Capt. Mike Beachamp, 434th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilots, walk out from work together after a long day of training, April 23, 202... More
Portrait Photograph of Leopoldo Sandri, Supt. of the Central State Arc...
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A T-1 Jayhawk returns Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Okla.,
A T-1 Jayhawk returns Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Okla., April 18, 2019. The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for st... More
Capt. Melany Delgado, 47th Student Squadron I-flight
Capt. Melany Delgado, 47th Student Squadron I-flight class commander and instructor pilot, answers questions from Capt. Kavon Lackey, 47th STUS student pilot, Aug. 12, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. De... More
Capt. Conor Murphy, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor
Capt. Conor Murphy, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and 2nd Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st FTS student pilot, step to their assigned aircraft July 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The ... More
Captain Natalie Rambish, 47th Operations Support Squadron
Captain Natalie Rambish, 47th Operations Support Squadron aircrew and flight equipment commander and instructor pilot, climbs into her seat in a T-38C Talon as she prepares to fly with a student pilot, Aug. 11,... More
A pair of T-38 Talon aircrafts prepare to take off
A pair of T-38 Talon aircrafts prepare to take off July 15, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base Miss. Air Education and Training Command uses the T-38 to prepare pilots for front-line fighter and bomber aircraft s... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-05
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-05 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 05, 2021. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to... More
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron X flight commander and instructor pilot, uses a paper map of the local flying area to brief a student before their flight, April 23, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force... More
Col. David Fazenbaker, 14th Flying Training Wing vice
Col. David Fazenbaker, 14th Flying Training Wing vice commander, hands Maj. Nicholas Kanakis, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-08/09 graduate, his graduation certificate Feb. 28, 2020, at Colum... More
Graduates from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Graduates from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07 clap, showing appreciation for 14th Flying Training Wing instructor pilots, Jan. 27, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Upon gr... More
Two 14th Flying Training Wing pilots sit in the cockpit
Two 14th Flying Training Wing pilots sit in the cockpit of a T-38 Talon April 8, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Pilot training has been deemed essential operations and continues amid the COVID-19 pande... More
Aliyah Negley, 47th Flying Training Wing community
Aliyah Negley, 47th Flying Training Wing community support coordinator, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, for the week of Feb. 7, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” aw... More
First Lt. Rafael Alicea, 434th FTS T-6 programmer and
First Lt. Rafael Alicea, 434th FTS T-6 programmer and instructor pilot, reaches for the harness as he prepares to fly a T-6A Texan II at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 1, 2018. According to Alicea, in th... More
Second Lt. Steven Britt, 37th Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Steven Britt, 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilot, breathes through an oxegen mask, while –Senior Airman Dillon Arizta, 37th FTS Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist, makes sure the mask works... More
Retired major general virtually congratulates SUPT Class 20-12/13 grad...
Retired Maj. Gen. Brian Bishop, former commander of Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education, and commandant of Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., virtually speaks to Specialized Undergraduate ... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-06
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-06 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 26, 2021. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to... More
Two T-38 Talon aircrafts taxi out to the runway July
Two T-38 Talon aircrafts taxi out to the runway July 15, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base Miss. Students receive more than 100 hours of flight instruction in the Talon covering areas such as advanced aircraft h... More
Cap. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public
Cap. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public health and emergency officer, explains possible measures to prevent COVID-19 in the simulation building to Jim DeReus, 47th Operations Group T-6 lead civilian ... More
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron X flight commander and instructor pilot, cycles in place for his morning workout, April 23, 2020 in Del Rio, Texas. To him, biking isn’t about the exercise as ... More
Pilots, returning from a flight, greet Santa Claus
Pilots, returning from a flight, greet Santa Claus on the flightline at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 17, 2019. As part of an ongoing cooperation between Laughlin and the North Pole, Col. Lee Gentile, 47... More
Alejandro Alvarado, 47th Contracting Flight contract
Alejandro Alvarado, 47th Contracting Flight contract s officer, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, for the week of March 25, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, p... More
Santa Claus assists a maintainer at Laughlin Air Force
Santa Claus assists a maintainer at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 17, 2019. Before returning to the North Pole, Santa was able to see many base facilities, talk with some Airmen about what they wanted fo... More
Vance instructor pilots prepare to fly
First Lt. Kevin Yoo, 85th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, conducts a preflight aircraft inspection before takeoff at Vance AFB, Okla. Sept. 12, 2017. In response to the instructor pilot manning short... More
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron X flight commander and instructor pilot, Candice White, his wife and Dylan their daughter, spend some quality time together before work, April 23, 2020 in Del ... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20 and 20-21 are set to graduate after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 8, 2020. Laughlin is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wi... More
Senior Airman Brenten Boler, 47th Operations Group
Senior Airman Brenten Boler, 47th Operations Group T-6 simulator instructor, works with 2nd Lt. Chris Summins, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, as he prepares for a flight in the T-6A Texan II simulator, Au... More
Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace
Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, suggests a Plexiglas divider to protect those--such as the dispatcher--who frequently interact with students, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Fo... More
Tech. Sgt. Adam Barb, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic
Tech. Sgt. Adam Barb, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic NCO in charge of dental logistics, prepares a room for a cleaning by setting out a sterilized tray of tools on Feb. 25, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, T... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-02
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-02 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 13, 2020. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to... More
New commander takes the 47th OG under her wing
The 47th Operations Group welcomed its new commander during an assumption of command ceremony on Nov. 27, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. U.S. Air Force Col. Carey Jones assumed command of 47th OG, beco... More
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information systems flight chief, arranges wires in the communications closet at the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas medical clinic, Jan. 14, 2019. Wheeler stays bu... More
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, checks out a T-6 Texan II before his final check ride May 29, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Dang became the first Vietnamese student to grad... More
Graduates from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Graduates from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-08/09 break their “silver wings” at their graduation ceremony Feb. 28, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. As tradition and upon gradu... More
SUPT Class 20-18 set to graduate
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-18 is set to graduate after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 10, 2020. Laughlin is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose ... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-20 and 20-21 are set to graduate after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 8, 2020. Laughlin is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wi... More
An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flightline at Laughlin
An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flightline at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2020. Two teams of pilots flying the F-15E visited Laughlin from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to talk with st... More
A pair of T-6 Texan II take off July 15, 2020, on Columbus
A pair of T-6 Texan II take off July 15, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base Miss. Produced by Raytheon Aircraft, the T-6A Texan II is a military trainer version of Raytheon's Beech/Pilatus PC-9 Mk II. (U.S. Air F... More
An airshow attendee watches as a B-2 Spirit assigned
An airshow attendee watches as a B-2 Spirit assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, passes by at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, during the Fiesta of Flight open house and airshow, M... More
Staff Sgt. Desmond Greer, 47th Aerospace Operational
Staff Sgt. Desmond Greer, 47th Aerospace Operational and Physiology Training Unit NCO in charge of logistics and maintenance, talks with student pilots student pilots from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Traini... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-02
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-02 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 13, 2020. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to... More
Battlefield in front of Franklin, Tennessee, where the United States F...
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Senior Airman Dakota Farrow, 47th Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Dakota Farrow, 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, receives academic award following completion of Airman Leadership School at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 14, 20... More
Col. Michael Conley, 1st Special Operations Wing commander,
Col. Michael Conley, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, gives a speech at Special Undergraduate Pilot Training Class’s 19-21/22 graduation ceremony Aug. 16, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Conley is... More
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information systems flight chief, arranges wires in the communications closet at the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas medical clinic, Jan. 14, 2019. Wheeler stays bu... More
Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander,
Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, gives an award to 1st Lt. Sanni Kafayat, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, at the Special Undergraduate Pilot Training Class’s 19-21/22 graduation ce... More
A T-6 Texan II taxis out to the runway July 15, 2020,
A T-6 Texan II taxis out to the runway July 15, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base Miss. The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train student pilots in Specialized Undergraduat... More
U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith,
U.S. Air Force Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith, former Vietnam prisoner of war and former 50th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03 while U.S. Air... More
Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Recruiting Service
Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Recruiting Service Commander, speaks at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-15’s graduation ceremony Sept. 29, 2017, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Fo... More
Attendees of Laughlin Air Force Base’s Fiesta of Flight
Attendees of Laughlin Air Force Base’s Fiesta of Flight open house and airshow watch as performers navigate the Texas skies, May 12, 2018. With more than 20,000 people in attendance, aircraft from various gener... More
Master Sgt. Christopher Smith Jr., 47th Security Forces
Master Sgt. Christopher Smith Jr., 47th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, was assigned to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, directly after his military training instructor assignment at Air Forc... More
Airman 1st Class Adam Nichols, 37th Flying Training
Airman 1st Class Adam Nichols, 37th Flying Training Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist, works on a pilot’s harness on June 10, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandem... More
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information
Gilbert Wheeler, 47th Medical Support Squadron information systems flight chief, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of Jan. 7, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The ... More
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air
U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, speaks at the graduation ceremony of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07 Jan. 24, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss... More
2nd Lt. Sean Jao and 2nd Lt. Tucker Jacobs, student
2nd Lt. Sean Jao and 2nd Lt. Tucker Jacobs, student pilots from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 20-05, simulate the parachute dragging a pilot on a windy day as they pull a fellow student across ... More
David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation
David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation instructor, demonstrates the tight quarters within the flight simulators to Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, and Capt. Sus... More
![[Map of part of Montgomery County showing] Topographical Approaches on the Left Bank of the Potomac to Washington City from the North West. Surveyed by Parties of U. S. Coast Survey detailed by A. D. Bache, Supt., to act under the orders of Lieut. Col. J. N. Macomb, Chf. Topl. Engr. of the Army of the Potomac. Parts of Sept. & Oct. 1861. Field work by F. W. Dorr & C. Rockwell, U.S.C.S. ...Drawn by E. Hergesheimer. Photographs by G. Mathiot and D. Hinkle.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMTIvMzEvbWFwLW9mLXBhcnQtb2YtbW9udGdvbWVyeS1jb3VudHktc2hvd2luZy10b3BvZ3JhcGhpY2FsLWFwcHJvYWNoZXMtb24tdGhlLWxlZnQtOTI3ZjUzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/38/webp "[Map of part of Montgomery County showing] Topographical Approaches on the Left Bank of the Potomac to Washington City from the North West. Surveyed by Parties of U. S. Coast Survey detailed by A. D. Bache, Supt., to act under the orders of Lieut. Col. J. N. Macomb, Chf. Topl. Engr. of the Army of the Potomac. Parts of Sept. & Oct. 1861. Field work by F. W. Dorr & C. Rockwell, U.S.C.S. ...Drawn by E. Hergesheimer. Photographs by G. Mathiot and D. Hinkle.")
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Second Lt. Marcos Marrero-Disla, a 41st Flying Training
Second Lt. Marcos Marrero-Disla, a 41st Flying Training Wing student pilot, and Capt. Calogero San Filippo, the 41st FTS Assistant Flight Commander, run through a flight plan Aug. 8, 2017, on Columbus Air Force... More
Two M1 Support Services maintainers inspect a T-38
Two M1 Support Services maintainers inspect a T-38 Talon, April 8, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Columbus Air Force Base utilizes contracted maintenance to keep training aircraft in pristine condition... More
Two instructor pilots of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas,
Two instructor pilots of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, sport the "hook 'em horns" to symbolize their squadron mascot--the 87th Flying Training Squadron's red bull-- as they depart Laughlin Air Force Base, Tex... More
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron X flight commander and instructor pilot, and 2nd Lt. Roderick Byars, 47 Student Squadron student pilot, prepare a T-6A Texan II for flight, April 23, 2020 at L... More
Capt. Jarod Washington, 86th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Jarod Washington, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and 47th Student Squadron student pilots, Capt. Micheal Magtalas and 2nd Lt. Jake Marino, stand on the flightline before a flight, June 25... More
A C-130J Hercules, assigned to Little Rock Air Force
A C-130J Hercules, assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, lands while a T-1A Jayhawk, assigned to the 48th Flying Training Squadron, waits for takeoff Feb. 5, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Missis... More
Airman 1st Class Violet Davis 47th Aerospace Operational
Airman 1st Class Violet Davis 47th Aerospace Operational and Physiology Training Unit logistics and maintenance technician, secures a part of the swing and decent landing trainer on Jan. 17, 2019, at Laughlin A... More
Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Recruiting Service
Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Recruiting Service Commander, speaks at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-15’s graduation ceremony Sept. 29, 2017, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Fo... More
Col. Sloan Hollis, Air Force Inspection Agency commander
Col. Sloan Hollis, Air Force Inspection Agency commander at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., speaks with Col. David Fazenbaker, 14th Flying Training Wing vice commander, before Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Tra... More
Laughlin military working dog handler talks about building respect
Staff Sgt. Vicktoria Bradshaw, 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, holds her K-9 during training, March 19, 2020. Bradshaw is relatively new to the K-9 career field and to Laughlin Air F... More
Second Lt. Hunter Corpus, a 41st Flying Training Wing
Second Lt. Hunter Corpus, a 41st Flying Training Wing student pilot, studies Aug. 8, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. When students aren’t in the simulators or on computer-based training they stud... More
A “Red Devils” instructor pilot from the 434th Flying
A “Red Devils” instructor pilot from the 434th Flying Training Squadron sports the traditional squadron patch at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Together, the 85th Flying Training Squadron and the 434th FTS, kn... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03 are applauded by those in attendance during their graduation ceremony Nov. 15, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Aviators receive their pilot “silver w... More
Capt. Brian McGovern, 47th Student Squadron transition
Capt. Brian McGovern, 47th Student Squadron transition flight commander, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of August 3, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” awa... More
Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander,
Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, pins on Capt. Toai Dang’s, wings during a graduation ceremony May 30, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Dang became the first Vietnamese student f... More
Kathy Santiago, 47th Operations Group dispatcher, sanitizes
Kathy Santiago, 47th Operations Group dispatcher, sanitizes an emergency oxygen hose, an item each student uses during simulations, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. In addition, there are sanitiz... More
First Lt. Thomas Buckley, 37th Flying Training Squadron
First Lt. Thomas Buckley, 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, gathers gear before going on the flightline, Jan. 24, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Prior to becoming an IP, Buckley wa... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07 sit in the Kaye Auditorium during their graduation ceremony Jan. 24, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The graduating pilots will each depart... More
Lt. Col. Brian Tripp, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Lt. Col. Brian Tripp, 434th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, gathers with Capt. Joshua White, 434th FTS X flight commander and instructor pilot, and others for a meeting, April 23, 2020 at Laugh... More
Master Sgt. Jessica Green, 47th Force Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Jessica Green, 47th Force Support Squadron wing career assistance advisor, sees it as a personal goal to help others achieve the best life possible for them. “I do this by first helping others ident... More
Producing pilots, US Air Force Photo
Col. David Rodriguez, 19th Air Force vice commander, speaks at a round table discussion with wing leadership at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 2, 2015. The meeting focused on Laughlin's T-6 Texan II prod... More
The primary mission of the 47th Flying Training Wing
The primary mission of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, is to graduate the world’s best military pilots, and, consequently, is also home to a number of the best instructor pilots... More
Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander
Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, gives a speech at the graduation ceremony of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03 Nov. 15, 2019, a... More
A T-6 Texan II takes off of the flightline with a student
A T-6 Texan II takes off of the flightline with a student pilot and instructor pilot, Jan. 27, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The T-6 can reach a maximum speed of 320 mph. (U.S. Air Force photo ... More
A T-38 Talon taxis toward a hangar April 8, 2020, at
A T-38 Talon taxis toward a hangar April 8, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The Air Education and Training Command is the primary user of the T-38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training. Pil... More
Col. Samantha Weeks, former 14th Flying Training Wing
Col. Samantha Weeks, former 14th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks at the graduation ceremony for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-14/15 on May 15, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. ... More
The control panel on the T-1A Jayhawk can be intimidating
The control panel on the T-1A Jayhawk can be intimidating to students when they first fly in the aircraft, but the 86th Flying Training Squadron, assisted by the 96th FTS, has instructor pilots from all walks o... More
An airshow performer taxis down the runway as a B-2
An airshow performer taxis down the runway as a B-2 Spirit assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, MO., navigates the Texas sky at the Fiesta of Flight open house and airshow, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Ma... More
First Lt. Zachary Froembling, 86th Flying Training
First Lt. Zachary Froembling, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, briefs 47th Student Squadron students, 2nd lieutenants Nicholas Jasper and Maurice Martin, for a simulator mission, June 25, 2020 at... More
A T-38 Talon heritage aircraft taxis out to the runway
A T-38 Talon heritage aircraft taxis out to the runway July 15, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base Miss. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because o... More
The wings Senior Airman Brenten Boler, 47th Operations
The wings Senior Airman Brenten Boler, 47th Operations Group T-6 simulator instructor, earned upon graduating Pilot Training Next, are displayed on his desk, August 31, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. ... More
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Joshua White, 434th Flying Training Squadron X flight commander and instructor pilot, stands in front of a T-6 Texan II, April 23, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, wearing his mask around his neck.... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03 sit at their graduation ceremony on Dec. 11, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Students will conduct pilot training for at least a year before graduati... More
David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation
David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation instructor, Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, and Capt. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public health emergency offi... More
Maj. Dan Quinlan, U.S. Air Force Air Attaché to Hanoi,
Maj. Dan Quinlan, U.S. Air Force Air Attaché to Hanoi, congratulates Capt. Toai Dang, from the Vietnam People’s air force, following a graduation ceremony May 30, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Dang be... More
Airman 1st Class Violet Davis, 47th Aerospace Operational
Airman 1st Class Violet Davis, 47th Aerospace Operational and Physiology Training Unit and maintenance technician, demonstrates how to use the swing and decent landing gear on Jan. 17, 2019, at Laughlin Air For... More
Rita Riojas, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic dental
Rita Riojas, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic dental assistant, often finds herself in charge of choosing matching-color replacement material for fillings and crowns or fillings because of her keen sense of col... More
Staff Sgt. Ray Salazar, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic
Staff Sgt. Ray Salazar, 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic dental technician, works with records while Staff Sgt. Mark Hughes, 47th MDG Dental Clinic lab technician, provides customer service to a patient on Feb.... More
Holiday spirit on the flightline
Airman 1st Class Anne McCready photographs undergraduate pilot trainees at the flightline on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 20, 2017. Team XL proudly invests in its Airmen by developing resilience and ins... More
Col. Steven Boatright, 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group
Col. Steven Boatright, 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group commander, speaks to graduates Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Class 19-25 Sept. 27, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Boatright graduated pilot train... More