Air Force Pilot Training Bases

Use this time to get familiar with the 12 hour training day.

Air force pilot training bases.

Washington afns the air force announced feb. Aetc is headquartered at randolph air force base joint base san antonio texas. Joint specialized undergraduate pilot training began at reese air force base texas in july 1992 following the arrival of the t 1a jayhawk. Columbus afb has been training air force pilots since world war ii and that mission continues today.

For the first time the service is accepting enlisted members as well as. The base closed after the war and remained inactive until 1951 when it was reopened as a contract flying school to train pilots during the korean war. Undergraduate pilot training continued training all students in the t 37b tweet and t 38a talon until the t 1a arrived at each pilot training base. Upon arrival at your training base be physically and mentally prepared for the most exciting and challenging 52 weeks of your life.

Air force officers and officers from various air forces of our nato allies. The command has responsibility for approximately 1 600 aircraft. Pilot candidates then attend either euro nato joint jet pilot training at sheppard afb texas or specialized undergraduate pilot training at columbus afb mississippi laughlin afb texas or vance afb oklahoma. Air force is giving enlisted airmen a chance to earn their wings through a program for aspiring pilots and crew.

Your reward will be an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and of course the coveted silver wings of an air force aviator. 21 2018 that the advanced pilot trainer t x will replace t 38c talon aircraft at existing undergraduate pilot training bases with joint base san antonio randolph texas named as the preferred location for the first t x aircraft scheduled to arrive in 2022. More than 48 000 active duty and air reserve component members and 14 000 civilian personnel make up aetc. Congratulations on your selection to specialized undergraduate pilot training.

Aetc is the primary training and professional education command in the air force. At enjjpt students learn with and are taught by u s.