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Maj. Thomas Collins, 43rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, reviews his preflight checklist June 12, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 43rd FTS are usually responsible for 12-20 percent of all pilots produced at Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)


Total force is vital part of pilot training at Columbus AFB

Maj. Thomas Collins, 43rd Flying Training Squadron T-38C Talon instructor pilot, reviews his preflight checklist June 12, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 43rd FTS are usually responsible for 12-20 percent of all pilots produced at Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

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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, 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. 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, 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)
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)
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)
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)
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-11 stands before their graduation ceremony June 29, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Every three weeks a pilot graduation ceremony is takes place to welcome the next generation of military aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, is saluted by student pilots before entering the Kaye Auditorium to deliver his speech at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-11’s graduation ceremony June 29, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Every three weeks a pilot graduation ceremony is takes place to welcome the next generation of military aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Matias, 14th Operations Group tower chief air traffic controller speaks with Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 21, 2018. During Gudgel’s tour of Columbus AFB, Matias spoke to her about the ATC tower and the operations conducted daily to produce pilots. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Senior enlisted leaders of the 14th Flying Training Wing and Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, listen to the history of the pilot training base at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 21, 2018. During Gudgel’s visit to Columbus AFB, she toured the Air Traffic Control tower and met with one of the 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year award recipients. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)