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  • Maj. Saily Rodriguez, the Human Systems Program Office female fitment program manager, sits in a T-38 Talon while Maj. Ryan Claussen, 50th Flying Training Wing chief of instructor pilots, climbs a ladder, July 12, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Rodriguez went on the incentive flight to test the equipment and to try out a disposable urinary relief device called the Traveljohn.

    Columbus provides better outlook on aircrew flight equipment

    Representatives from the Systems Program Office and HAF/A3 chief aircrew support branch, as well as the chief of staff for the Air Force Physiological Episodes Action Team, visited Columbus AFB, Mississippi, July 11-12 to address aircrew flight equipment concerns.
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  • Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith, Vietnam prisoner of war and former 50th Flying Training Wing commander, tells a story about his time as a POW on Nov. 13, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Smith was a POW during the Vietnam War from Oct. 25, 1967 to March 14, 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson)

    50th FTS commemorates Vietnam POW with painting

    The 50th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, paid homage to Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith, Vietnam prisoner of war and former 50th FTS commander, by placing a symbol of their squadron’s heritage on November 13, 2020. The symbol is a painting of an F-4 Phantom performing a roll over the infamous Hoa Lo Prison, in Vietnam, otherwise known to American POWs as “The Hanoi Hilton” during the Vietnam War.
  • Two 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilots try on G-suits, while two 37th FTS Aircrew Flight Equipment specialists make sure the suit fits correctly on June 10, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base Miss. A G-suit helps pilots withstand the acceleration forces put on their bodies while maneuvering aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Davis Donaldson)

    AFE Airmen keep pilots safe, flight equipment faultless

    Aircrew flight equipment specialists, responsible for maintaining flight equipment, keep aircrew members safe so that Columbus Air Force Base can complete its mission of creating pilots.
  • Maj. Saily Rodriguez, the Human Systems Program Office female fitment program manager, sits in a T-38 Talon while Maj. Ryan Claussen, 50th Flying Training Wing chief of instructor pilots, climbs a ladder, July 12, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Rodriguez went on the incentive flight to test the equipment and to try out a disposable urinary relief device called the Traveljohn.

    Columbus provides better outlook on aircrew flight equipment

    Representatives from the Systems Program Office and HAF/A3 chief aircrew support branch, as well as the chief of staff for the Air Force Physiological Episodes Action Team, visited Columbus AFB, Mississippi, July 11-12 to address aircrew flight equipment concerns.

  • Iraq Defense Attaché visits Columbus AFB, helps strengthen international relations

    Iraqi Staff Brig. Gen. Mustafa Al Bayati, Iraq Defense Attaché, spoke with instructor pilots, Airmen and senior leaders at Columbus Air Force Base, Jan. 18.
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