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  • “Strikin Snakes” host Pilot Reunion

    The 50th Flying Training Squadron “Strikin Snakes”, hosted over 30 former T-38 Talon instructor pilots during a 50-year CAFB pilot reunion on, November 13, 2024.

  • Columbus AFB instructor pilots connect with Virginia Tech AFROTC cadets

    It’s not everyday cadets are given the opportunity to work closely with U.S. Air Force pilots; however, the Virginia Tech AFROTC Detachment 875 was given the chance when instructor pilots (IP) from the 37th and 48th Flying Training Squadrons visited the university Feb. 8-11.

  • T-1, T-6 instructors visit 14th AS

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, travelled here to brief 14th Airlift Squadron pilots on what it takes to become an instructor, Nov. 13, 2017. The visit helped promote the need for instructors

  • 37th FTS teaches aviation basics to new pilots

    The 37th Flying Training Squadron on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, is where roughly 50 percent of Columbus AFB student pilots will learn to fly the T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft.