Prouty takes command of 48th FTS

Col. Tom McElhinney, 14th Operations Group commander, hands Lt. Col. Nelson Prouty, 48th Flying Training Squadron commander, the 48th FTS guidon at the change of command ceremony May 21, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The 48th FTS conducts the tanker and airlift track of specialized undergraduate pilot training where students receive a minimum of 159 hours of flight instruction in the T-1A Jayhawk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Ybarra)

Prouty takes command of 48th FTS

Published June 8, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson
14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --

Lt. Col. Nelson Prouty took command of the 48th Flying Training Squadron on May 21, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

The 48th FTS conducts the tanker and airlift track of specialized undergraduate pilot training where students receive a minimum of 159 hours of flight instruction in the T-1A Jayhawk.

Prouty was the director of operations at the 14th Student Squadron prior to taking command of the 48th FTS.