UPT Class 25-02 & 25-03 Graduation Published Nov. 18, 2024 By TSgt Javier Cruz 14th Flying Training Wing COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- 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