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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, reads over a pre- flight checklist during the Rated Preparatory Program (RPP) in Denton, Texas, March 26, 2024. The RPP hosted 60 Airmen over two weeks to teach basic aviation skills while logging flying and simulator time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, reads through a pre-flight checklist on a Cessna 182T in Denton, Texas, March 26, 2024. Pilot instructors from the Civil Air Patrol volunteer their time while teaching enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers basic aviation skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, checks the fuel levels on a Cessna 182T during the Rated Preparatory Program (RPP) in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. The RPP provides enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers a chance to learn basic aviation skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, talks to Brett Kollar, Civil Air Patrol pilot instructor, during a pre-flight check in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. The Civil Air Patrol partners with Air Education and Training Command to host the Rated Preparatory Program for enlisted Airmen and non-rated officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
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RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

From left to right, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nehemiah Jackson, 375th Contracting Flight officer in charge, Brett Kollar, Civil Air Patrol pilot instructor, and Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, pose for a photo in Denton, Texas, March 25, 2024. Jackson and Gavon spent a week with Kollar, learning basic aviation skills during the Rated Preparatory Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas De La Pena)
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Heritage Aircraft from Vance Air Force Base fly in a dessimilar formation on the way to the Woodring Regional Airport where Vance members and the Enid community will celebrate their 80 year partnership Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Schultz)
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AETC

The First Command
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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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58th SOW history

Members of the 58th Special Operations Squadron take a group photo in front of a Sikorsky SH-3 at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. In January 1993, the 377th Air Base Wing activated becoming the host unit for Kirtland while the 542nd became a tenant. The following year, the 542nd deactivated and the 58th SOW activated, becoming the wing we know today. (Courtesy Photo)
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12th Flying Training Wing heritage

B-25 aircraft from the 81st Bombardment Squadron prepare to take off on a bombing mission over enemy installations. (Courtesy Photo)
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12th Flying Training Wing heritage

A 12th Maintenance Directorate crew chief and maintainers recover a T-38C Talon after a training mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (Courtesy Photo)
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12th Flying Training Wing heritage

A 99th Flying Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, T-1A Jayhawk flies along the Texas coast during a training mission. The 99th FTS conducts Pilot Instructor Training and continues the heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen with their distinctive red tail. (Courtesy Photo)
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Nomads fire first missiles

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Panzer, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, secures a live AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) onto a weapons jammer before loading it into an F-35A January 31, 2017, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an F-35A during a weapons system evaluation that took place at Tyndall Air Force Base later the same day. Carrying air-to-air missiles makes the F-35 a more versatile option for combatant commanders by securing the aircrafts survivability, in turn increasing likeliness of mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Thompson)
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Nomads fire first missiles

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing flies over the Gulf of Mexico January 31, 2017. The 33 FW loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an F-35A during a weapons system evaluation that took place at Tyndall Air Force Base later the same day. Carrying air-to-air missiles makes the F-35 a more versatile option for combatant commanders by securing the aircrafts survivability, in turn increasing likeliness of mission success. (Courtesy photo)
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Nomads fire first missiles

An F-35A assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing fires an AIM-120 January 31, 2017, over in Air Force range space over the Gulf of Mexico. The 33 FW loaded and shot the first air-to-air missiles from an F-35A during a weapons system evaluation that took place at Tyndall Air Force Base later the same day. Carrying air-to-air missiles makes the F-35 a more versatile option for combatant commanders by securing the aircrafts survivability, in turn increasing likeliness of mission success. (Courtesy photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

Altus Army Air Field serves as the training base for “Advanced Flying” for twin engine aircraft, 1944. Altus Air Force Base began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

Students from Altus schools pose with the Memphis Belle, in 1946 at Altus Army Air Field. The famous World War II bomber was stored in Altus AAF briefly after the war. Altus Air Force Base began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-5 Galaxy, both stationed at Altus Air Force base in the 1960’s. KC-135s have been stationed in Altus AFB since 1958 and the C-5 served at Altus as an air mobility squadron and formal training unit for a total 38 years. (Courtesy Photo)
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Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

U.S. Air Force Col. Audrin R. Walker, 96th Bomb Wing commander, delivers Altus Air Force Base’s first B-47 named “City of Altus”, April 19, 1955. Altus AFB began as a twin engine training base in World War II and since then has supported many air mobility, missile, and training missions as well as routinely deployed Airmen and aircraft overseas and to humanitarian missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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