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 30, 2025 Warrior’s Edge in Pilot Training Warrior's Edge is a mental training emphasizing deliberate, science-backed approaches to mental fitness for Airmen.
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
July 3, 2025 14th Medical Group Strengthens Pilot Readiness Three flight surgeons at Columbus AFB recently obtained their Aviation Medical Examiner Certifications to administer required flight physicals for students starting Initial Pilot training (IPT) at select civilian aviation programs.
June 27, 2025 Te'o assumes command of 14th Civil Engineer Squadron at Columbus AFB Lt. Col. Mercy Te'o assumed command of the 14th Civil Engineer Squadron during a ceremony held Wednesday at Fire Station One on Columbus Air Force Base.
June 24, 2025 Striking Speed: Honoring the Legacy of the 50th Flying Training Squadron After more than five decades of shaping the Air Force’s fighter pilot corps, the 50th Flying Training Squadron will be officially inactivated July 2, 2025, as part of the Air Force's ongoing modernization of pilot training.
June 20, 2025 14th Security Forces Change of Command The 14th Security Forces Squadron Change of Command ceremony was held on 13 June 2025, at the Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., Event Center. Out-going commander Maj. Kyle A. Buss relinquished command to Maj. Andrew D. Metz.
June 4, 2025 Columbus AFB Comptroller Squadron Champions Financial Excellence, Secures $23.1M for Training Transformation The 14th Comptroller Squadron (CPTS) at Columbus Air Force Base is redefining what it means to deliver strategic financial support, having secured $23.1 million to fuel a major transformation in pilot training infrastructure. Their financial expertise and foresight are enabling Columbus AFB to play
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 19, 2025 HOPE Rising: Columbus AFB hosts inaugural HOPE Academy Graduation Twenty-nine figures gathered loosely in the auditorium hallway. Before now, they blended in with their peers, identical in appearance by profession, but not after today. Today they will be visible against any background, as beacons of HOPE.