Jan. 18, 2022 Class 22-04 graduates, earns their wings Twenty-four officers prevailed after a year of training, earning the right to become Air Force pilots. Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 22-04 earned their wings at their graduation ceremony on January 18 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Dec. 15, 2020 Columbus AFB hosts two graduations amidst COVID-19 regulations Thirty-two pilots graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. on Dec. 11, 2020.In order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the larger class was spilt up into two ceremonies, allowing proper social distancing among the graduates and family members
June 8, 2020 Prouty takes command of 48th FTS Lt. Col. Nelson Prouty took command of the 48th Flying Training Squadron on May 21, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
Feb. 3, 2020 Instructor pilots: Creating world-class aviators In the U.S., an Air Force instructor pilot’s job is to nurture the transition of a casual officer into becoming a world-class aviator; instructor pilots feed the fight directly and have a significant role, not only in the Air Force, but the Department of Defense as a whole.
Dec. 4, 2019 Team BLAZE welcomes Santa, celebrates holiday season Team BLAZE kicked off the holiday season with Santa’s T-1A Jayhawk arrival followed by a tree lighting ceremony Dec. 3 on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
March 14, 2019 PTN innovations move to undergraduate pilot training Beginning May 31, 2019, flying training wings across Air Education and Training Command will formally begin integrating innovations from Pilot Training Next into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum, 19th Air Force officials announced at the PTN Technology Expo held March 12-13.
Aug. 17, 2018 GTR provides alternate location for T-1 operations, tests 48th FTS Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, has three runways, each with thousands of landings from airframes as small as a training aircraft or as large as a C-5 Super Galaxy.
April 15, 2018 The 48th FTS makes a ‘heavy’ impact on student pilots every day A high pitched whirring begins as three pilots prepare for their flight inside a T-1A Jayhawk on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
