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UPT Class 25-02 & 25-03 Graduation

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  • By TSgt Javier Cruz
  • 14th Flying Training Wing

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 students earn their wings and begin the next phase of advanced pilot training for the Air Force’s newest pilots.  

Pilots advance to graduate training in one of two new programs: Air Mobility Fundamentals, or Fighter/Bomber Fundamentals. These new programs, like UPT, capitalize on and incorporate modern training tools and methods that provide a unique advantage through innovation. 

AMF currently leverages the “Mid-Tier Device,” a simulator that replicates the T-1A Jayhawk, to prepare graduates for mobility or tanker platforms. The Air Force’s first-ever F/BF class began at CAFB in June 2023. The new program both combines and streamlines legacy T-38 Graduate Pilot Training and T-38 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals into a unified syllabus for graduates continuing to fighter or bomber platforms. 

Students are also recognized with additional accolades through academic and professional military achievement such as: Order of Daedalians AETC Commander’s Trophy, Distinguished Graduate Award, Academic Award, Military Training Award and Flying Training Award. 

CLASS 25-02 Graduates 

1st Lt. Rey D. Cervantes Cordova 

2nd Lt. Kapena C. Chee 

2nd Lt. Thomas J. Corpuz 

2nd Lt. Sophia V. David 

2nd Lt. Richard Del Cristo Jr. (Military Training Award) 

2nd Lt. Andrew M. Ely 

1st Lt. Gregory J. Grooms 

2nd Lt. Andrew J. Hall 

1st Lt. Maggie E. Hinshaw 

Capt. Erick X. Huppmann (AETC Commander’s Trophy, Distinguished Graduate Award, Academic Excellence Award, Flying Training Award) 

2nd Lt. Gage A. Jenner 

2nd Lt. Ryan T. Kamm (AETC Commander’s Trophy, Distinguished Graduate Award, Academic Excellence Award, Flying Training Award) 

2nd Lt. Laurel A. Klawes 

1st Lt. Christopher M. Kowalcek 

Maj. David J. Kussman 

1st Lt. Victoria S. Lambos 

1st Lt. Colton J. Layman 

1st Lt. Joseph S. Leguire 

2nd Lt. Avery A Lollis 

2nd Lt. Brian Park 

1st Lt. Jada C. Polk 

2nd Lt. Cole S. Renfro 

2nd Lt. Bronson L. Rodgers (Military Training Award) 

2nd Lt. Scottie T. Shoemaker 

1st Lt. Justin R. Sweat 

1st Lt. Kyle J. Zborezny