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Lt. Col. Brent Green, 43rd FTS assistant director of operations, is sprayed with champagne and water by his family April 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is one of the original cadre in the Firebirds. It was shortly after the squadron expanded in 1999 from teaching only in the T-38C Talon to teaching all airframes that he was hired. Green has spent 22 years of his career in a full-time capacity learning or teaching in the T-37, T-38 and T-6A Texan II on Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)


43rd FTS instructor pilot dedicates 20 plus years of training to CAFB

Lt. Col. Brent Green, 43rd Flying Training Squadron assistant director of operations, is sprayed with champagne and water by his family April 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is one of the original cadre in the Firebirds. It was shortly after the squadron expanded in 1999 from teaching only in the T-38C Talon to teaching all airframes that he was hired. Green has spent 22 years of his career in a full-time capacity learning or teaching in the T-37, T-38 and T-6A Texan II on Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Airman Jacob Pugh and Airman 1st Class Brandon Culp, 14th Operations Support Squadron Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) journeymen, attach new wiring on a radio tower July 16, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The RAWS unit supports base and regional radar equipment, ground-to-air radios and weather systems that support Air Traffic Control, the National Weather Service, and command and control across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Airman Jacob Pugh, 14th Operations Support Squadron Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) journeyman, climbs a radio tower July 16, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. There are numerous towers the RAWS airmen must climb to fix, replace or inspect throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Airman 1st Class Fabian Vazquez, 14th Operations Support Squadron Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) journeyman, calls the office to test radio equipment July 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The RAWS technicians replace, fix, and prevent issues in weather and radio systems on Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Airman 1st Class Jesus Alarcon, 14th Operations Support Squadron Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) journeyman, returns a piece on a radio system July 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The radios are older than some trainer aircraft on Columbus AFB, but allow clear communication between pilots and air traffic controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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 II training mission starting from the mission brief to debrief can take hours and instructor pilots can do up to three flights in one day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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-engine, two-seat primary trainer used to train Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Classes accross the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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 a 53-week program teaching students with little knowledge in aviation to be some of the greatest military aviators in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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 Base, Mississippi. Only a handful of flights are flown solo throughout pilot training at Columbus AFB, to test the pilots confidence and build their ability to think fast and complete a flying mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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-flight emergency procedures constantly throughout training so in the event of a real emergency, the pilots are able to evaluate and react as fast as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Instructor pilot training in the T-6A began at Randolph AFB in 2000. JPPT began in October 2001 at Moody AFB, Ga., and is currently at Columbus AFB, Miss., Vance AFB, Okla., and Laughlin AFB and Sheppard AFB in Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
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 41st FTS is responsible for training roughly half of all student pilots at the 14th Flying Training Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, speaks to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-11 during their graduation ceremony June 29, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Each SUPT class has a graduation breakfast, ceremony and dinner to celebrate their accomplishments over the past 13 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)