April 16, 2024 UPT Class 24-07 Graduation Sixteen Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 student pilots of Class 24-07, graduated on April 12, 2024, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT 2.5 graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their
April 12, 2024 Columbus Leans Into Agile Rapid Excellence Columbus Air Force Base graduates the first Fighter/Bomber Fundamentals class. F/BF is a new syllabus for students after Undergraduate Pilot Training, combining T-38 Graduate Pilot Training and T-38 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. This class is the first in the United States Air Force to
April 2, 2024 Columbus Air Force Base Rolls Up Its Sleeves Columbus Air Force Base partners with Keesler Armed Services Blood Program to host a blood drive at the Columbus Air Force Base Chapel.
March 22, 2024 UPT Class 24-06 Graduation Twenty-eight Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 student pilots of Class 24-06, graduated on 15 March 2024, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The UPT 2.5 graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their
March 15, 2024 Ready Medics ensuring Ready Airmen Medical readiness allows the Air Force to mobilize Airmen to meet the Air Force mission, anytime, anywhere. The 14th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron 14 OMRS is vital to maximizing the medical readiness of all Airmen assigned to Columbus Air Force Base. The squadron consists of seven flights
March 14, 2024 Rebranded Key Spouse Program allows flexibility to support families The Department of the Air Force announced the Key Spouse Program is changing to the Commander’s Key Support Program, at the annual major command spouse conference, March 13-15.
March 7, 2024 Class 24-05 Graduation Every few weeks Columbus Air Force Base graduates student pilots through the undergraduate pilot training course as one of the three largest pilot training bases.
Feb. 16, 2024 WATCH: AETC Commander and Command Chief discuss Airman Development Command Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, AETC command chief, discuss the change from AETC to Airman Development Command and how the command is at the forefront of the Air Force’s readiness and most significant organizational
Feb. 15, 2024 Mastering the Skies with Elite Coaching Over the last three years I have seen a shift in mentality where training student pilots has started to look more like training elite athletes. CRAFT (Comprehensive Readiness for Aircrew Flying Training) teams played a major role in shepherding this mentality shift by highlighting the importance of
Feb. 12, 2024 You Fly, We Buy What is contracting and how does it relate to the Air Force mission? The military’s use of contracting can be traced back to the American Revolution. During the conflict, the Continental Army lacked the experience and resources to win the war. Our forefathers turned to defense contractors to