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Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Jake ‘Rocky’ Hostetler, T-6 civilian simulator instructor, park after a milestone flight in a T-6A Texan II at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2025. Hostetler, a former T-6 instructor, joined Yawn in the cockpit for the sortie that marked Yawn’s 3,000th flight hour in the T-6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)
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Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Jake ‘Rocky’ Hostetler, T-6 civilian simulator instructor, sit in a T-6A Texan II under the shade of the Laughlin Air Force Base sun shelters, June 5, 2025. The flight marked a rare aviation achievement, Yawn’s 3,000th hour in the T-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)
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Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Jake ‘Rocky’ Hostetler, T-6 civilian simulator instructor, exit the aircraft after completing a milestone flight at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2025. Yawn became only the second instructor pilot in Laughlin history to surpass 3,000 flight hours in the T-6A Texan II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)
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Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, celebrates with friends and family after completing his 3,000th hour in the T-6A Texan II at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2025. The flight capped off nearly two decades of instruction, mentorship, and leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Destiney Skolarus, 326th Training Squadron military training instructor, 37th Training Wing, renders a salute to the reviewing official during pass-in-review as part of Basic Military Training graduation parade, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 5, 2025. The ceremony is one of three graduation events for U.S. Air Force and Space Force BMT and signifies the transition from trainee to Airman or Guardian. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Boisvert)
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Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Jake ‘Rocky’ Hostetler, T-6A Texan II civilian sim instructor at KDLF, fly in the 96th Flying Training Squadron heritage tail T-6, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2025. Yawn completed his 3,000th hour in the T-6 during the flight, becoming only the second instructor pilot in Laughlin history to achieve this milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. James Woodard, improving the unit branch superintendent, concludes a wing inspection team (WIT) meeting at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 4, 2025. Woodard was visiting from the Air Force Education and Training Command to gather feedback from 97th Air Mobility Wing WIT Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing attend a wing inspection team meeting hosted by Air Force Education and Training Command inspectors at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 4, 2025. Inspectors identify both strengths and areas of improvement that require additional attention to improve the overall readiness of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Elliot, left, and Master Sgt. Jason Gessler, right, demonstrate how to operate a helicopter jack for the Mass Virtual team’s extended reality training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. The training will allow for Grey Wolf maintainers to be able to get hands-on equivalent training without the need to take an aircraft off of the flying schedule. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Elliot, a maintainer with the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loosens a helicopter jack as a team member from Mass Virtual films for later extended reality training aids at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. The recordings will be used as reference when building the XR training program for the MH-139 A Grey Wolf. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taneria Daniels, a maintainer within the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tightens the screw lock mechanism on a helicopter jack as a demonstration for Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company contracted by the Air Force to provide virtual reality training aids via the Integrated Technology Platform on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. Raising the Grey Wolf was a necessary step for completing the list of tasks to be recorded and scanned for the extended reality training. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

Caraline Aldis, a lead 3D art generalist at Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company, uses a photogrammetry scanner to collect data for XR training aids for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. Photogrammetry works by taking overlapping photos of a physical model and stitching them together digitally to make a 3D model. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

A team member of Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company, captures recordings with a video camera of Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Elliot, a maintainer with the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, placing a bearing onto the landing gear at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. Recording the maintenance procedures allows the Mass Virtual team to reference the 908th AMXS maintainers when designing the XR trainer. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taneria Daniels, a maintainer within the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, greases a ball bearing of the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter landing gear as a demonstration for Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company contracted by the Air Force to provide virtual reality training aids via the Integrated Technology Platform at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. The procedures are recorded and digitally scanned to later be turned into extended reality training aids. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

A team member of Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company, takes photos with a camera of Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Elliot, a maintainer within the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, placing a bearing onto the landing gear at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. Changing the rear tire was 1 of 19 tasks that were recorded and digitally scanned to later be turned into extended reality training aids. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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908th next to have XR training for Maintainers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taneria Daniels, a maintainer with the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, takes a break after pumping a helicopter jack as a demonstration for Mass Virtual, an aircraft extended reality training company contracted by the Air Force to provide virtual reality training aids via the Integrated Technology Platform at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4, 2025. Daniels, along with three other Airmen, were demonstrating the process of lifting the MH-139A Grey Wolf with a helicopter jack prior to removing a tire. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)
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Flight Training Operations

Two 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group pilots taxi the 50th Flying Training Squadron heritage colored T-38C Talon towards the outer runway on Columbus Air Force Base during morning flying training operations on June 4, 2025. The 50th Flying Training Squadron focuses on advanced aircraft handling, tactical navigation, fluid maneuvering and two-and four-ship formations.
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Flight Training Operations

Two 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group pilots taxi the 50th Flying Training Squadron heritage colored T-38C Talon towards the outer runway on Columbus Air Force Base during morning flying training operations on June 4, 2025. The 50th Flying Training Squadron focuses on advanced aircraft handling, tactical navigation, fluid maneuvering and two-and four-ship formations.
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97th AMW integrates with USAF Weapons School, enhancing readiness, lethality

James Daugherty, 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 dedicated crew chief, inspects the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 28, 2025. The inspection was part of standard post-flight maintenance procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonah Bliss)
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Luke hosts Paralympic Training Camp 2025

Para-athlete Dennis Bardelli views the inside of an F-35A Lightning II cockpit during a flightline tour, May 28, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Veteran para-athletes honed their skills at a Paralympic Training Camp hosted by the 56th Fighter Wing. While at Luke AFB, veteran para-athletes toured the jet with the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit and learned more about the stealthy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Belinda Guachun-Chichay)
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