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  • 19th AF Commander Connects with Next-Gen Pilots at Columbus

    Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott, 19th Air Force command chief, visited Columbus Air Force Base to meet with student and instructor pilots currently progressing through the new Future of Undergraduate Pilot Training discuss the next generation of

  • CAFB UPT 25-08 Graduation

    Fourteen Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-08, graduated on April 18, 2025, 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 students earn their

  • 19th Air Force commander receives pilot training immersion

    Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 19th Air Force commander, toured the 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group for an immersion tour of Undergraduate Pilot Training at CAFB, preparations for the new T-7A Red Hawk bed down facilities, and to discuss the future of the next generation of pilots,

  • Clear Skies for Thunder Over Columbus 2024 Air Show

    The skies above Columbus Air Force Base are usually filled with the sounds of T-6 Texan II, T-38 Talon, and T-1 Jayhawk aircraft as Undergraduate Pilot Training students strive to earn their wings, but not today. The small white object appeared just above the horizon, a glint from the cockpit canopy

  • Remembrance; A promise kept

    A Remembrance Ceremony for U.S. Air Force Maj. David Brodeur was held at Columbus Air Force Base, on Jan. 5, 2022. During this time of remembrance, the 50th Flying Training Squadron wanted to follow through on a promise made by Brodeur to Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cannada, 14th Flying Training Wing Client

  • General Congratulates Class 22-07

    Class 22-07, consisting of thirty officers, graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training, Mar. 25, 2022 on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

  • Arkansas WWII pilot returns home after 77 years

    The remains of a once considered unrecoverable World War II pilot returned home after missing for just over three-fourths of a century. Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Henry D. Mitchell, who was shot down over Austria in 1944 during World War 2 and presumed Killed in Action, has been found.

  • Easterling accepts command of Firebirds

    Lt. Col. Jason Barlow relinquished command of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron to Lt. Col. David Easterling Jr., during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 26, 2021, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.