Sept. 15, 2025 AETC Commander Visit: CAFB World-Class Pilot Training in the spotlight Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, Air Education and Training Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, AETC command chief, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 27-29, to observe firsthand the 14th Flying Training Wing's efforts in leading the charge on pilot training advancements,
Sept. 12, 2025 Signed Sealed Delivered, 14 CONS secures innovation for FUPT When mission sustainment is on the line, the pen is often mightier than the sword, and the 14th Contracting Squadron (14 CONS) is living proof of this concept. 14 CONS navigates complex Department of Defense purchasing regulations every day to ensure the 14th Flying Training Wing has the resources
Aug. 22, 2025 Pilot Sharpshooter Instinct is repetition and practice honed through experience. From training world class pilots to wining marksmanship trophies Capt. Seth Carozza, 41st Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, has attention to detail locked in.
Aug. 6, 2025 Student Squadron Takes Flight in Pilot Training The path from college graduate to military pilot runs directly through the 14th Student Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, where annually over 469 student pilots from 25 nations receive the administrative foundation and academic instruction essential to earning their wings.
July 17, 2025 High Heat, Higher Standards: What Restaurants Know About Operational Excellence In the world of high-performance organizations, there’s often a tendency to look to Silicon Valley tech giants, Fortune 500 companies, or elite special operations units for inspiration. But sometimes, the best lessons on leadership, discipline, and operational excellence can be found not in a
May 21, 2025 Columbus AFB Reimagines Pilot Training with Tactical Athlete Program Columbus Air Force Base is pioneering a human performance strategy that positions student pilots alongside Division I athletes in terms of care, conditioning and mental resilience – in a forward-thinking shift that blends military aviation with elite sports science.
May 16, 2025 FUPT Graduation: Air Force Ushers in New Era of Pilot Training History took flight here as Air Education and Training Command celebrated the first graduating class of pilots trained as part of the groundbreaking Future of Undergraduate Pilot Training (FUPT) program May 16, 2025.
Jan. 8, 2025 Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production model AETC has partnered with the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation to test a new Initial Pilot Training model that enables students to earn essential certifications such as a private pilot’s license, instrument rating, and multi-engine rating.
Dec. 17, 2024 Forging Future Aviators: Training for Great Power Competition The 14th Operations Support Squadron has always championed the wing’s effort of ensuring Columbus Air Force Base is a developmental campus that sustains and prepares Airmen for the future fight. The future challenges of Great Power Competition require us to look for new ways to improve not only our
Nov. 18, 2024 UPT Class 25-02 & 25-03 Graduation Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-02 and 25-03, graduated on November 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as