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Maj. Robert Young, 43rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and Lt. Col. Derek Oakley, 41st Flying Training Squadron Commander, receive their medals after the Air Force Marathon Sept. 16, 2017, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Oakley finished with a time of 4:35:43. Young finished with a time of 4:33:20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)


Columbus Airmen work as team to finish Air Force Marathon

Maj. Robert Young, 43rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and Lt. Col. Derek Oakley, 41st Flying Training Squadron Commander, receive their medals after the Air Force Marathon Sept. 16, 2017, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Oakley finished with a time of 4:35:43. Young finished with a time of 4:33:20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

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Student pilots in the 48th Flying Training Squadrons study for and plan their next flight April 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Students throughout pilot training study often to keep up with the demanding syllabus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Maj. Charles Staten, 48th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and 2nd. Lt. John Lewis Elliot, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, prepares for a flight April 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. All T-1 student sorties are flown with an instructor pilot and can vary in length. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Two students follow an instructor pilot to a T-1A Jayhawk, April 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The T-1 is the aircraft that ‘heavy’ pilots will train on before learning to fly anything from the C-5 Galaxy to the KC 135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Lt. Col. Brent Green, 43rd FTS assistant director of operations, is sprayed with champagne and water by his family April 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is one of the original cadre in the Firebirds. It was shortly after the squadron expanded in 1999 from teaching only in the T-38C Talon to teaching all airframes that he was hired. Green has spent 22 years of his career in a full-time capacity learning or teaching in the T-37, T-38 and T-6A Texan II on Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Lt. Col. Brent Green, 43rd FTS assistant director of operations, is hosed down after his fini flight April 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Green, is retiring April, 13 after 28 years of service and will continue to support the Air Force and Columbus AFB in the capacities he can. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Airman 1st Class Rodney Williams, 14th Operations Support Squadron aviation resource manager, greets the Lowndes Young Leaders during a base tour April 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lowndes Young Leaders is a 12-month leadership program for high school sophomores that live in and attend high school or are homeschooled in Lowndes County, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Lowndes Young Leaders watch 14th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers as they direct aircraft April 10, 2018. On average, 100 freshman apply for the program but only about 20 percent are selected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Second lieutenants greet Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing Commander, before Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-07’s graduation ceremony April 6, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Parker spoke on many topics and acknowledged his pride for the newest graduates joining the elite military aviators in the world’s greatest Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing commander at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, speaks during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-07’s graduation ceremony April 6, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. His speech focused on the symbolism of the wings all aircrew wear. He charged the students with three tasks throughout their Air force careers: educate, innovate and motivate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Dr. Marcia Stewart, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program manager, states the SAPR proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 2, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Columbus SARC reporting hotline is (662) 364-0822 and their duty phone is (662) 434-1228. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Rodney Williams, L3 Communications Propulsion Lab leadman, talks with the Mississippi State University Aircraft Propulsion Class about parts of a T-38C Talon engine April 4, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The majority of aircraft mechanics on Columbus AFB are contracted through L3 Communications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Charles Hill, L3 Communications T-38C Talon foreman, talks with the Mississippi State University Aircraft Propulsion Class about a T-38 engine April 4, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The students visited the 14th Operations Group aircraft simulators, BLAZE Hangar and the L3 Propulsion Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)