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  • Graduating the future of flight: Class 25-07

    Twenty-three U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held March 20, 2025.

  • UPT Class 25-02 & 25-03 Graduation

    Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-02 and 25-03, graduated on November 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as

  • Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-02

    Twenty-five U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held Nov. 1, 2024.   

  • CAFB UPT Class 25-01 Graduation

    Seventeen Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-01, graduated on November 1, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their

  • New commanders attend UPT University

    The 19th Air Force hosted a three-day, in-person training session, Undergraduate Pilot Training University, bringing together leaders from across the command to discuss all aspects of undergraduate pilot training.

  • Bonds of the Aviator

    Twenty-two Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 24-15, graduated on October 11, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn

  • Training Pilots for the Post 9/11 World

    On Sept 11th, 2001, I was 18 and beginning my military career at the New Mexico Military Institute for a year of academic prep before attending the U.S. Air Force Academy. I was studying for my first class of the day when my mother messaged me saying something terrible was happening in New York.