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July 8, 2024
Kreuder takes command of Nineteenth Air Force

Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder assumed command of 19th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn during a change of command ceremony here July 8, 2024. Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander Air Education and Training Command, presided over the ceremony passing the guidon from Quinn to Kreuder.
June 26, 2024
Remembering the fallen

33rd Fighter Wing and local community gathered on the 28th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing.
June 25, 2024
Graduating the future of flight: Class 24-11

Thirty U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held June 21, 2024.
June 11, 2024
A “Legend” retires with over 10,000 flying hours

Lt. Col. Bob Volpe, call sign “Legend,” has flown more than 10,000 hours, a number very few Air Force pilots reach.
May 14, 2024
The TITAN arena initiative: HPT prioritizes pilot health

Effectively operating a Fourth or Fifth-Generation fighter jet requires the human body to surpass extraordinary physical and mental heights. Spending hours upon hours strapped into the confined space of a cockpit, fighter pilots endure a constant barrage of extreme G-force at dangerous altitudes
April 23, 2024
Graduating the future of flight: Class 24-08

Seventeen U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held April 12, 2024.
April 16, 2024
UPT Class 24-07 Graduation

Sixteen Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 student pilots of Class 24-07, graduated on April 12, 2024, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT 2.5 graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their
April 12, 2024
Columbus Leans Into Agile Rapid Excellence

Columbus Air Force Base graduates the first Fighter/Bomber Fundamentals class. F/BF is a new syllabus for students after Undergraduate Pilot Training, combining T-38 Graduate Pilot Training and T-38 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. This class is the first in the United States Air Force to
April 3, 2024
908th establishes newest Grey Wolf den in Alabama’s River Region as wing prepares extended habitat for training new pups

The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024.The wing’s last aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, departed Maxwell April 8,
April 2, 2024
Luke renames FTC after beloved pilot, leader, and mentor

The 56th Training Squadron hosted a renaming ceremony for the newly deemed Skip Hopler Fighter Training Center, March 29, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.