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210923-F-EQ149-0071

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Desmond Rowe, 4th Special Operations Squadron flight chief, performs pre-flight safety checks while in a Cessna 182 Skylane Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210923-F-EQ149-0191

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Florentine Tirino, 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron cryptologic language analyst, poses in front of a Cessna 182 Skylane after completing flight familiarization training Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210923-F-EQ149-0210

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexandra Abney, 354th Operations Support Squadron target analyst, checks the fuel quantity of a Cessna 182 Skylane Sept. 23, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210923-F-EQ149-0213

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexandra Abney, 354th Operations Support Squadron target analyst, left, and Tech. Sgt. Bethany Coppa, 99th Surgical Operations Squadron section chief, right, pose in front of a Cessna 182 Skylane after completing flight familiarization training Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210923-F-EQ149-0222

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Desmond Rowe, 4th Special Operations Squadron flight chief, poses in front of a Cessna 182 Skylane after completing flight familiarization training Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210921-F-EQ149-0131

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hakeem Smith, 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron-Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic technician, checks the quality of fuel from a Cessna 182 Skylane Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210921-F-EQ149-0196

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hakeem Smith, 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron-Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic technician, poses in front of a Cessna 182 Skylane after completing pre-flight safety checks Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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210921-F-EQ149-0396

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Marx Davis, 355th Component Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Flight commander, center, operates an aircraft simulator Sept. 20, 2021 in Columbus, Indiana, as part of the Air Force’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). RPP provides qualified Air Force officers and enlisted personnel an opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills through flight time and hands-on mentorship, in order to increase their competitiveness as candidates for future undergraduate rated boards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry)
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AETC

The First Command
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180613-F-UZ569-1209

A student and instructor pilot prepare to taxi in a T-6A Texan II, June 13, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The T-6 is the first aircraft students attending Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training learn to fly before moving on to more specialized aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Heal)
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AETC leaders, instructors team up to change flying training curriculum

An L3 Maintenance contractor directs a T-38C Talon to its parking spot Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-38 is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Corey Pettis)
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