Columbus AFB launches first T-6A Texan II student sortie

Specialized undergraduate pilot training student 2nd Lt. Rocky Harrisberger (left) and instructor pilot 1st Lt. Mike Glass prepare to fly the first T-6A Texan II student training sortie Dec. 15. Columbus Air Force Base is in the process of phasing of the aging T-37 Tweet for the newer, more efficient T-6. (USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Kristin Hollrith)

14th FTW welcomes new trainer aircraft

Lt. Col. Todd White taxis in with the first T-6 Texan assigned to the fleet at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., fleet before presenting Col. Eric Theisen with the keys to the aircraft. Colonel White is the 41st Flying Training Squadron commander, and Colonel Theisen is the 14th Operations Group commander at Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cecilia Rodriguez)

620th AES forms in response to JTF Katrina

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - A helicopter crew, consisting of members from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and Vandenberg AFB, Calif., depart here for the Gulf Coast region to assist in JTF Katrina rescue and supply missions. This is the first time in AFSPC history helos have been deployed from the missile fields to form an Air Expeditionary Squadron and support national disaster relief efforts. (Photo by Senior Airman John Parie)

620th AES forms in response to JTF Katrina

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. – Major LeRoy Reynolds, 341st Space Wing chief of flight safety at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., performs final checks before boarding his aircraft here. The helicopter belongs to Vandenberg AFB, Calif., but 620th Air Expeditionary Squadron crews, comprised of members from five Air Force Space Command bases, are working as one team, mixing and matching flight engineers, pilots and helicopters. This is the first time in AFSPC history helos have been deployed from the missile fields to form an AES and support national disaster relief efforts. (Photo by Senior Airman John Parie)

AFSPC helicopter deployment aids Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Several Air Force Space Command UH-1N Huey helicopters and crews have deployed here supporting Joint Task Force-Katrina. Crews, as part of the 620th Air Expeditionary Squadron, provide search, recovery and relief for displaced persons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly A. Gilliam)

Minot helicopter flight supports hurricane relief efforts

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A UH-1N Huey helicopter takes off here Sept. 2 for Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., to assist in the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. Thirteen people and a helicopter from the 54th Helicopter Flight here are deploying to aid the recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws)