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Oct. 25, 2018
Spark Cell: Columbus AFB opens up creative space for innovators

The 14th Flying Training Wing’s senior leadership and innovation team opened the Spark Cell’s Innovation Lab Oct. 19 on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Oct. 22, 2018
Command chief goes “back to school” to pass on experience to next generation of senior enlisted leaders

Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, is moving to become part of the faculty at the Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, which is a part of Air University.
Oct. 22, 2018
Pilot instructor training "embraces change" through virtual reality

Pilot Instructor Training Next is using virtual reality simulators and 360-degree video headsets integrated into the syllabi, helping enable overall Air Education and Training Command effort to leverage emerging technology across the training enterprise.
Oct. 20, 2018
Luke AFB hosts President for defense panel and F-35A training mission tour

President Donald Trump visited Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2018, to discuss military weapons and technology capabilities and learn about the 56th Fighter Wing’s pilot training mission.
Oct. 19, 2018
33rd FW pilots experience upgraded F-35A VR simulator training

F-35A Lightning II Instructor Pilots from the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to train on an advanced Block 3F F-35A Lightning II virtual simulator during June, 2018.
Oct. 19, 2018
Goodfellow AFB instructors take rescue ops training out to the field

Instructors from the 312th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base taught 11 U.S. Air Force Airmen how to run emergencies during rescue operations over the course of 18 training days.
Oct. 19, 2018
Columbus AFB rolls out new innovative app for Airmen, families

Since taking command of Columbus Air Force Base, Col. Samantha Weeks, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, has made it clear that her mission for the wing is to Cultivate, Create and Connect.
May 10, 2018
Undergraduate Pilot Training; there’s an app for that

The 80th Flying Training Wing entered this year’s Air Education and Training Command Innovation Challenge after successfully creating an app to make more than 1,500 pages of necessary documents available to its pilots via handheld device.
Oct. 25, 2017
POW recalls mission that led to capture 50 years ago

On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam; the bridge was a mile long and one of the most heavily defended positions in Southeast Asia.
Feb. 1, 2017
Training the world's finest aviators since 1941

The first class of fresh 2nd lieutenants destined to fly, fight and win over the skies of Europe and the Pacific arrived at the Army Air Corps Flying School of Enid Dec. 16, 1941. They were part of Class 42D.Since then, more than 33,300 aviators have earned their wings here. Some of the all-star