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  • UPT Class 25-02 & 25-03 Graduation

    Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-02 and 25-03, graduated on November 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as

  • Partners In Excellence

    Col. Scott Ryder, 14th Mission Support Group commander, presented Caledonia Elementary School with the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award at Caledonia Elementary School, Caledonia, Mississippi, Nov. 14, 2024.

  • CCAF Returns to CAFB

    Nine 14th Flying Training Wing Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force degrees November 12, 2024, at the Columbus Air Force Base Event Center.

  • CAFB hosts last 2024 Base Community Council

    The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted the last monthly Base Community Council meeting for 2024 on November 13, at the Columbus Event Center, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.  

  • Next-Gen Dorms for Airmen

    Columbus Air Force Base recently celebrated the completion of a $6.25 million dollar renovation project to modernize unaccompanied dormitories for junior enlisted service members assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing on November 8, 2024.

  • CAFB UPT Class 25-01 Graduation

    Seventeen Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-01, graduated on November 1, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their

  • 19th Air Force commander receives pilot training immersion

    Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 19th Air Force commander, toured the 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group for an immersion tour of Undergraduate Pilot Training at CAFB, preparations for the new T-7A Red Hawk bed down facilities, and to discuss the future of the next generation of pilots,

  • FSS: The Force Behind the Mission

    During an assumption of leadership ceremony, Col. Scott D. Ryder, 14th Mission Support Group commander, presented the 14th Force Support Squadron guidon to Andre Logan, appointing him as new director of the 14th FSS on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, October 18, 2024, at the Columbus Event

  • Bonds of the Aviator

    Twenty-two Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 24-15, graduated on October 11, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn

  • Under Pressure

    Hurricane Francine quickly approached the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline as a category 3 Hurricane, leaving Columbus Air Force Base leadership with less than 24 hours to make the decision to evacuate over 200 aircraft or shelter in place.