Home > News > Photos

Photos

Keyword: Category: Tag: Sort By:
Lt. Col. David Bickerstaff, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Commander, hangs a plaque at the entrance of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron Heritage Room, renaming it to Tracer's Tavern Feb. 3, 2017, at Columbus Air Force base, Mississippi. The room was dedicated in honor and memory of Maj. Rick "Tracer" Shafer, a 49th FTS instructor pilot who lost his life during a general aviation accident on Aug. 31, 2014. The 49th FTS was joined by Ashley Shafer, Maj. Shafer’s widow, and their children. Additionally, the main briefing room at the 49th FTS was renamed in honor of Capt. Frank Mullinax Jr., 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron World War II pilot who downed two German aircraft before being shot down, captured, spent nine months as a POW, escaped, spent nine months evading, was repatriated when the Allies took Italy and finally returned to U.S. soil July 4, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Johnson)


49th FTS dedicates rooms to 49th heroes

Lt. Col. David Bickerstaff, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Commander, hangs a plaque at the entrance of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron Heritage Room, renaming it to Tracer's Tavern Feb. 3, 2017, at Columbus Air Force base, Mississippi. The room was dedicated in honor and memory of Maj. Rick "Tracer" Shafer, a 49th FTS instructor pilot who lost his life during a general aviation accident on Aug. 31, 2014. The 49th FTS was joined by Ashley Shafer, Maj. Shafer’s widow, and their children. Additionally, the main briefing room at the 49th FTS was renamed in honor of Capt. Frank Mullinax Jr., 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron World War II pilot who downed two German aircraft before being shot down, captured, spent nine months as a POW, escaped, spent nine months evading, was repatriated when the Allies took Italy and finally returned to U.S. soil July 4, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Johnson)

Related Imagery
Col. Dean Lee, Director of Safety, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, speaks to the 16 graduates of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-08 April 28, 2017, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lee gave the graduates three pillars of wisdom to have a successful career as an Air Force pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Day)
Maj. Gen. Xavier Isaac, the Argentine Defense and Air Attaché to the United States, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 18, 2017. The 14th Flying Training Wing currently has an Aviation Leadership Program student pilot from Argentina and an Argentine air force exchange pilot in the 49th Fighter Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Doublin)
Col. Stan Lawrie, 14th Operations Group Commander, passes the 14th Operations Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. James Winning, the new 14th OSS Commander during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2017, at the McAllister Fire Station on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Winning was previously the Director of Operations for the 14th Student Squadron on Columbus AFB, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Owens)
Gary Dedeaux, 14th Operations Group Honorary Commander and owner of Gary’s Pawn and Gun, poses for a photo before a flight March 22, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Dedeaux and his family visited the base to take flight in a T-38C Talon.
2nd Lt. Dylan Flynn, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-07, and Airman 1st Class Henry Scott, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, kick off the 2017 Intramural Basketball Championship between the 14th Student Squadron and RAPCON with a jump ball March 2, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 14th STUS started strong and finished by defeating RAPCON 51 to 39. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Bobby Couch, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, examines options in the meat aisle March 1, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Along with the changes to the refrigeration units, the Commissary will receive new floor and ceiling tiles all across the store and a new paint scheme on the walls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)
Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, and Col. James Fisher, 14th FTW Vice Commander, listen as Airman Ryan Heman-Ackah, 50th Flying Training Squadron, portrays Duke Ellington during the Black History Month Display Feb. 23, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Several stations were set up as other Team BLAZE members portrayed historical and inspirational members of Black-American culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Doublin)
The wall of the 48th Flying Training Squadron heritage room depicts the various patches related to the 48th FTS Feb. 17, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 48th is one of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force and was created in 1917 in World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Day)
Mugs belonging to 48th Flying Training Squadron personnel hang on the wall of the 48th FTS heritage room Feb. 17, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Mugs are hung backwards for their fallen brothers and sisters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Day)
A lighted stained-glass mural glows in the 48th Flying Training Squadron heritage room Feb. 17, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The mural depicts the patch of the 48th FTS in its prior incarnation as the 48th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Day)
The 48th Flying Training Squadron sits near the flightline Feb. 22, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 48th FTS trains one-third of the Air Force pilots that will go on to fly aircraft such as the C-5, C-17, C-130, KC-135, B-1, B-2 and B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Day)
Richard Johnson
170203-F-DK204-001.JPG

DOWNLOAD PHOTO
(0.43 MB)


Tags




< Back to Main Gallery