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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Capt. Jordon Cosgrove, 48th Flying Training Squadron
Capt. Jordon Cosgrove, 48th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot (IP), plans a training sortie with a Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student Feb. 5, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.... More
Two 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilots try
Two 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilots try on G-suits, while two 37th FTS Aircrew Flight Equipment specialists make sure the suit fits correctly on June 10, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base Miss. A G-... More
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron student pilot, and Capt. Conor Murphy, 41st FTS instructor pilot, complete a pre-flight check list before a sortie July 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Bas... More
Second Lt. Aubrey Crawley, 41st Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Aubrey Crawley, 41st Flying Training Squadron student pilot, studies emergency procedures July, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program is ... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander
Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, takes a photo with a graduate from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03 while family members take ... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-06/07 stands in front of an audience at the Kaye Auditorium following their graduation ceremony Jan. 24, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. SUPT con... More
Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air
Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and former 14th Flying Training Wing commander, virtually congratulates Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-14/15 via video on May 15, 202... More
First Lt. Alexandra Taylor, 37th Flying Training Wing
First Lt. Alexandra Taylor, 37th Flying Training Wing T-6 instructor pilot, discusses formation flying with Capt. James Tillinger, 37th FTS member, Jan. 27, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Prior ... More
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, is congratulated by fellow Vietnamese student, Lt. Doan Van Canh, during a graduation ceremony May 30, 2019, on at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Dang became... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Two model T-6 Texan IIs being demonstrated by 1st Lt.
Two model T-6 Texan IIs being demonstrated by 1st Lt. Alexandra Taylor, 37th Flying Training Wing instructor pilot, as a type of flying formation, Jan. 27, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The sma... More
The 48th Flying Training Squadron’s fleet of T-1A Jayhawks
The 48th Flying Training Squadron’s fleet of T-1A Jayhawks sit on the flight line at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 5, 2019. The T-1 is used in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training for the stude... More
Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, assistant deputy chief information
Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, assistant deputy chief information officer, digital transformation and assistant deputy chief of staff for cyber effects operations, speaks during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Traini... More
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron student pilot, and Capt. Conor Murphy, 41st FTS instructor pilot, prepare for a sortie July 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. A T-6 Texan ... 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. Before being formally named in 1997, the T-6A was identified in a 1989 Department of Defense Trainer Aircraft Master Plan a... More
Maj. Drew Walters, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor
Maj. Drew Walters, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot looks over papers before briefing student pilots July 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Instructor pilots drill students on in-f... More
SUPT students learn about F-16 aircraft during visit
Maj. David Jones, F-16 Fighting Falcon Pilot, Nellis Air Force Base, Texas, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training students about the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft Feb. 3, 2017, at Columbus AFB, Mis... More
VanHerck speaks to SUPT 18-10
Maj. Gen. Glen VanHerck, Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-10 during their graduation June ... More
Gen. James Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, stands
Gen. James Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, stands with Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 20-06/07 before their graduation ceremony at the Kaye Auditorium Jan. 24, 2020, on Columbus Air Force ... More
Col. Samantha Weeks, former 14th Flying Training Wing
Col. Samantha Weeks, former 14th Flying Training Wing commander, hands a certificate to 2nd Lt. Mikaela Galu, Specialized Undergraduate Training Class 20-14/15 graduate, on May 15, 2020, at Columbus Air Force B... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduates bow their heads in prayer at a graduation ceremony on August 7, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Students in the graduating classes maintained their six... More
A T-6A Texan II soars over the flightline on Sept.
A T-6A Texan II soars over the flightline on Sept. 3, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The T-6 has a length of 33.4 feet and a wingspan of 33.5 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson)
Capt. Toai Dang , from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang , from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, breaks his first set of wings following a graduation ceremony May 30, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Dang became the first Vietnamese student to gr... More
An M1 Support Services maintainer conducts preflight
An M1 Support Services maintainer conducts preflight checks on a T-38 Talon, while two 14th Flying Training Wing pilots sit in the cockpit April 8, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The Air Education and ... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training
U.S. Air Force Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03 and their families during a graduation ceremony on Dec. 11, 2020, at Columbus... More
Plescha outlines three pieces of advice
Col. Franz Plescha, U.S. Air Force retired, speaks to the graduates of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-04 at their graduation ceremony Jan. 20, 2017, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air For... More
Speer advises all to ‘stay humble, serve with honor, passion’
Retired Col. Michael Speer, former 315th Airlift Wing Vice Wing Commander, gave advice to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-12 about what is to come in their next journey of being an Air Force p... More
14th FTW exemplifies resiliency amid pandemic, graduates SUPT students
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-10/11. (Courtesy graphic)
A graduate from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
A graduate from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03 breaks his “silver wings” in half on Dec. 11, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. As tradition, pilots will break their first pair of win... More
An instructor pilot (IP) and student pilot from the
An instructor pilot (IP) and student pilot from the 48th Flying Training Squadron go over pre-flight procedures in a T-1A Jayhawk Feb. 5, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. IPs instill discipline in... More
Second Lt. Steven Britt, 37th Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Steven Britt, 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilot, holds down a helmet, while Senior Airman Dillon Arizta, 37th FTS Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist, attaches a chinstrap on June 10, 2020,... More
Chief Master Sgt. Raul Villarreal Jr., 14th Flying
Chief Master Sgt. Raul Villarreal Jr., 14th Flying Training Wing command chief, helps student pilots from Special Undergraduate Pilot Training Class’s 19-21/22 break their first pair of wings during their gradu... More
Second Lt. Rafael Galvoa, 37th Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Rafael Galvoa, 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilot, and 1st Lt. Thomas Buckley, 37th FTS instructor pilot, conduct pre-flight checks on a T-6 Texan II, Jan. 24, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Ba... More
Airman 1st Class Adam Nichols, 37th Flying Training
Airman 1st Class Adam Nichols, 37th Flying Training Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist, prepares to work on a pilot’s harness on June 10, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. AFE specialists perfor... More
Williams reminds 17-05 graduates of importance of what they do
Maj. Gen. Brett Williams, U.S. Air Force retired, speaks to attendees of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-05’s graduation Feb. 10, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Williams thanke... More
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, talks to Capt. Mitchell Dobson, 41st Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, as they prepare for Dang’s final check ride May 29, 2019, at Col... 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 to attendees during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class’s 19-19/20 graduation in the Kaye Auditorium ... More
Graduates of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Graduates of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 19-25 listen to Col. Steven Boatright, 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group commander, during their graduation ceremony Sept. 27, 2019, at Columbus Air Forc... More
A T-6A Texan II takes off the flightline on July, 15,
A T-6A Texan II takes off the flightline on July, 15, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The T-6 can reach a speed of 320 mph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson)
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron
Second Lt. Cameron Duley, 41st Flying Training Squadron student pilot, completes a pre-flight check list before a sortie July 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The T-6 Texan II is a single-engin... More
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, taxis out to the runway for his final check ride in the T-6 Texan II May 29, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Dang became the first Vietnamese ... More
Steve Broderick, spouse of Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th
Steve Broderick, spouse of Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, hands graduates a pair of bolt cutters to help break their first set of wings following Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Train... More
A T-6A Texan II takes off April 8, 2020, from Columbus
A T-6A Texan II takes off April 8, 2020, from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The T-6 is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer, and is currently being used as pilot training continues amid the COVID-19 pande... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training
U.S. Air Force Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, stands with 2nd Lt. Nicole Stubbs, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduate, on Dec. 11, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. St... More
Three 14th Flying Training Wing instructor pilots look
Three 14th Flying Training Wing instructor pilots look at a guide prior to the graduation ceremony of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-08/09 Feb. 28, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Ins... More
Members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 21-03 break their “silver wings” during their graduation ceremony on Dec. 11, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. As a result of COVID-19, the SUPT ... More
“Unwavering professionals forging American combat airpower,”
“Unwavering professionals forging American combat airpower,” is the single mission of the 41st Flying Training Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force,
Capt. Toai Dang, from Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, puts on his helmet while settling into a T-6 Texan II, preparing for his final check ride May 29, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Dang became ... More