Career Day brings more than exposure to CAFB

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  • By 2nd Lt. Ryan King
  • 14th Operations Group Commander's Action Group
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  Months of planning by the 14th Operations Group provided current and future students with exposure to eleven separate airframes, including a C-17 Globemaster, B1 Bone, F-22 Raptor, B-2 Spirit, and the new U-28. 

In order to maximize the exposure, Career Day was only for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training students and their dependents. 

"This was be the first Career Day in which the F-22 and UAS were discussed as possible assignments for SUPT students," said Maj. Ervin Powers, 14th Operations Group Commander's Action Group, "With the many directions an aviator's career can take, it is important to make sure he or she is well informed." 

Student and First Assignment Instructor Pilots were not only able to view many of these aircrafts on static display at the SAC Ramp, but were also be given first-hand information on each Major Weapon System's current role in global operations. Career Day presented an opportunity for students to get a closer look at other Air Force aircraft in the inventory and to gain a better understanding of Columbus AFB's role in the Global War on Terror. 

Second Lt. Chay Derbigny, 14th Operational Support Squadron, said, "The goal of career day is to make aircraft and aircrew flying today's Air Force missions available to SUPT students to aid them in making an informed career decision. It also allows FAIPs to talk to MWS aircrews so they can make a better decision in their follow-on track."