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......
Photo by Tristin English | 502nd Air Base Wing | 06.21.2019
A memorial service for Dr. Granville Coggs, a Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, was held on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The service culminated in a flyover conducted by two 99th Flying Training Squadron T-1A Jayhawks emblazoned with the “Red Tails” associated with the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tristin English)...
