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3,000 hours

Lieutenant Col. Mike Gibbons, 43rd Flying Training Squadron commander, surpassed the 3,000 hour mark in the T-38 trainer Feb. 8. Flying with Colonel Gibbons was Maj. David Grizzard, who has 2,790 T-38 hours, Lt. Col. Mark DeGrange, who has 2,570 T-38 hours, and Maj. Mark Heatherly, who has 2,250 T-38 hours. The two-ship formation of the 43rd FTS instructor pilots account for 10,610 hours of T-38 experience. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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41st flies last T-37 sortie

The 41st Flying Training Squadron flew their last T-37 sortie Aug. 9. Pictured here are: Jennings Cox, 41st FTS honorary commander, Col. Eric Theisen, 14th Operations Group commander, 1st Lt. Adam Flaherty and Major Brian Worthington, both 41st FTS Instructor Pilots, and Lt. Col. Charles Hamilton, 41st FTS commander. The 41st FTS will now only be training pilots in the T-6 Texan II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)
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41st FTS buzz in new commander

Lt. Colonel Charles Hamilton assumes command of the 41st Flying Training Squadron Tuesday during a ceremony in Hangar 4. He is pictured here receiving the unit guideon from Colonel Eric Theisen, 14th Operations Group Commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)
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49th Fighter Squadron Association Reunion

Mr. Frank Mullinax, 49th WWII P-38 pilot and former POW and Capt. Nick Graham, 49th Fighter Training Squadron, extinguish the candle on the POW/MIA table at the conclusion of the 49th FS Association banquet October 10 at the Columbus Club. Mullinax was a former WWII POW spent nine months in captivity in Italy during 1943and 10 months evading after his escape from a moving train. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson).
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49th FTS Change of Command

Colonel Eric Theisen, 14th Operations Group commander, passes the 49th Fighter Training Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Tor Dietrichs in a ceremony July 3. Colonel Dietrichs replaces Lt. Col. Thomas Lennon as commander of the 49th FTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Duncan)
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A preview to pilot training: CAP cadets visit Columbus AFB

CAP cadets look at a T-38 Talon engine during their tour of DynCorp Maintenance Facility while participating in the CAP SUPTFC program July 12-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens).
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A preview to pilot training: CAP cadets visit Columbus AFB

Airman 1st Class Matthew Reeves, an Aerospace Physiology Technician with the 14th Medical Operations Squadron, instructs a Civil Air Patrol cadet in Aerospace and Operational Physiology during the cadet’s visit to Columbus AFB July 12-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens).
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Advising the Iraqi Air Force

Major Tim Stevens in front of an Iraqi air force Mi-17 HIP helicopter after a flight on Sept. 13, 2009. HIPs, KA-350 King Airs and C-130 aircraft are the backbone of the IAF transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force ohoto/Maj. Brian Grill).
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AETC commander re-enlists local recruiter

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, administers the Oath of Enlistment to Staff Sgt. Joshua Jones, local Air Force recruiter for the Columbus, Miss., area, March 5. Sergeant Jones and his wife Jennifer are both Columbus natives. Sergeant Jones is a 2001 graduate of New Hope High School and has been in the Air Force since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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AFA community welcome for SUPT class 11-02

14th Operations Group Commander Col. David Reth joins Military Affairs Committee Chairman Mr. Lynn Robinson in welcoming Class 11-02 to the Columbus community Nov. 16. The chamber of commerce function of the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link and the local chapter of the Air Force Association hosted the class welcome at CJ’s Pizza in downtown Columbus. The Link and the Golden Triangle AFA chapter host a reception for each of the Columbus AFB 15 pilot training classes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

Army Chief Warrant Officer Five John Jones inspects the wheel attachment that was used to move a UH-72 Lakota into the hold of a C-17 April 12. Chief Jones is the acceptance pilot for the Army Light Utility Helicopter Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

Tech. Sgt. Charles Boulton operates the winch on a C-17 Globemaster to pull a UH-72 Lakota into the aircraft April 12. Sergeant Boulton is a C-17 loadmaster assigned to the Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

Representatives of the Air Force, Army and American Eurocopter help push a UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter up the ramp into a C-17 Globemaster April 12. Lakota’s are manufactured by American Eurocopter, in Columbus, Miss., near Columbus AFB, and were transferred directly overseas via Air Force transport for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

Army Chief Warrant Officer Five John Jones, and Tech. Sgt. Charles Boulton help guide a UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter into a C-17 Globemaster III at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., April 12. This marked the first time the new light utility helicopters, which are manufactured by American Eurocopter, in Columbus, Miss., near Columbus AFB, were transferred directly overseas via Air Force transport. Chief Jones is the acceptance pilot for the Army Light Utility Helicopter Program and Sergeant Boulton is a C-17 loadmaster assigned to the Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

Representatives from American Eurocopter, Columbus, Miss., ride a UH-72 Lakota into the hold of a C-17 April 12. The Army’s new light utility helicopters are manufactured by American Eurocopter and were transported by C-17 to Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters are assembled behind a C-17 Globemaster in preparation for transport from Columbus AFB, Miss., to Germany April 12. Lakota’s are manufactured by American Eurocopter, in Columbus, Miss., near Columbus AFB, and were transferred directly overseas via Air Force transport for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

UH-72 Lakota’s, the Army’s new light utility helicopter, are prepped for transport aboard a C-17 Globemaster to Germany from Columbus AFB, Miss., April 9. This marked the first time the new light utility helicopters, which are manufactured by American Eurocopter, in Columbus, Miss., near Columbus AFB, were transferred directly overseas via Air Force transport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

James Wagner and Terry Teer help pack UH-72 Lakota helicopter blades for transport from Columbus AFB, Miss., to Germany, April 9. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Teer are employees of American Eurocopter, Columbus, Miss., the manufacturer of the UH-72 Lakota. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Air Force uses C-17 to deliver Army assets overseas

James Wagner and Terry Teer help pack UH-72 Lakota helicopter blades for transport from Columbus AFB, Miss., to Germany, April 9. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Teer are employees of American Eurocopter, Columbus, Miss., the manufacturer of the UH-72 Lakota. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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Aircrews, support staff work to wow crowds

Capt. Kory Einreinhofer, an instructor pilot with the 37th Flying Training Squadron, prepares for a flyover in support of MSU’s Super Bulldog Weekend sporting event April 18. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Corbin).
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