Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Alexander Ankney, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, shares his broken silver wings with a loved one during the graduation ceremony of Class 26-04 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. The breaking of silver wings is a tradition dating back to the U.S. Army Air Corps where a pilot's first wings are not to be worn but broken and given to a loved one. (U.S.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
A loved one pins the silver wings onto U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Abdulmalik Ariyo, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, during a pilot graduation at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. Graduating pilots were awarded silver wings as a symbol of successfully completing Undergraduate Pilot Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
A loved one observes the silver wings of U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Blaze Williams during the graduation ceremony of Class 26-04 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. Loved ones in attendance were given the opportunity to pin silver wings onto graduating student pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
Student pilots from Class 26-04 break their silver wings during their graduation ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. The breaking of silver wings is a tradition dating back to the U.S. Army Air Corps where a pilot's first wings are not to be worn but broken and given to a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Joseph Fox, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, holds up their broken silver wings during a pilot graduation ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. The breaking of silver wings is a tradition dating back to the U.S. Army Air Corps where a pilot's first wings are not to be worn but broken and given to a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith | 47th Flying Training Wing | 01.08.2026
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Isaac Stewart, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, holds up their broken silver wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2026. The breaking of silver wings is a tradition dating back to the U.S. Army Air Corps where a pilot's first wings are not to be worn but broken and given to a loved one. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith)...
Photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 08.16.2024
A U.S. Army parachutist with the Fort Moore Silver Wings Parachute Demonstration Team descends toward a designated landing zone during the National Airborne Day Celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore celebrates National Airborne Day with a parachute jump demonstration and U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course graduation ceremony Aug. 16, 2024. Fort Moore is the birthplace of......
Photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 04.13.2024
A U.S. Army parachutist from the Fort Moore Silver Wings Parachute Demonstration Team descends toward the designated landing zone during the 40th Annual Best Ranger Competition in Columbus, Ga., April 13, 2024. The Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition is a three-day event where rangers compete to find the best of the best. They go through grueling training which tests their......
