Photo by Benjamin Faske | 12th Flying Training Wing | 06.13.2022
High School and middle schoolers attending the San Antonio ACE Academy visited the 99th Flying Training Squadron where they got an in-depth look at what it takes to become an Air Force pilot. At the 99th FTS they learned about the historic Tuskegee Airmen lineage and how they broke race barriers to become elite fighter pilots during WWII. Here, they also got the chance to sit in the cockpit of......
Photo by Benjamin Faske | 12th Flying Training Wing | 06.13.2022
High School and middle schoolers attending the San Antonio ACE Academy stand for a group photo in front of a T-1 Jayhawk aircraft at the 99th Flying Training Squadron June 13, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. At the 99th FTS they learned about the historic Tuskegee Airmen lineage and how they broke race barriers to become elite fighter pilots during WWII. The San Antonio ACE Academy is......
Photo by Benjamin Faske | 12th Flying Training Wing | 06.13.2022
High School and middle schoolers attending the San Antonio ACE Academy fly immersive training devices at the 559th Flying Training Squadron June 13, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The San Antonio ACE Academy is part of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, an organization that seeks to create pathways of success with diverse youth through education and mentorship in......
Photo by Benjamin Faske | 12th Flying Training Wing | 06.13.2022
High School and middle schoolers attending the San Antonio ACE Academy get advice from a United States Air Force Academy cadet at the 99th Flying Training Squadron June 13, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. At the 99th FTS they learned about the historic Tuskegee Airmen lineage and how they broke race barriers to become elite fighter pilots during WWII. Here, they also got the chance......
Photo by Benjamin Faske | 12th Flying Training Wing | 06.13.2022
Campers from the San Antonio ACE Academy visited the 99th Flying Training Squadron where they got an in-depth look at what it takes to become an Air Force pilot. At the 99th FTS they learned about the historic Tuskegee Airmen lineage and how they broke race barriers to become elite fighter pilots during WWII. Here, they also got the chance to sit in the cockpit of a T-1 Jayhawk aircraft. The......
Photo by Airman Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 06.28.2019
“The Tuskegee Airman W.W. II” by Clarence L. Shivers is displayed in the main walkway of the 99th Flying Training Squadron. The 99th FTS traces lineage to the Tuskegee Airmen and they pay homage to their history within their hallways and by sporting a red stripe on the tail to resemble the red tails on the aircraft the original Tuskegee Airmen piloted. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman 1st......
Photo by Airman Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 06.28.2019
Maj. David Kim, 99th Flying Training Squadron Chief of Standardization and Evaluation and Maj. Joel Kliewer, 99th FTS pilot, pose in front of a T-1A Jayhawk. The T-1s sport a red stripe on the tail as a homage to their Tuskegee Airmen heritage. This resembles the red tails on the aircraft the original Tuskegee Airmen piloted as a way for their allies to spot them. (U.S. Air Force photo by:......
Photo by Airman Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 06.28.2019
Dr. Granville Coggs hero shot is embedded in a photo collage honoring the Tuskegee Airmen in the hallway of the 99th Flying Training Squadron. The 99th FTS traces lineage to the Tuskegee Airmen and they pay homage to their history within their hallways and by sporting a red stripe on the tail to resemble the red tails the original Tuskegee Airmen piloted. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman 1st......
