Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ornelas | 71st Flying Training Wing | 01.23.2025
2nd Lt. Thomas Stephens, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, checks the tires on a T-1A Jawhawk at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Jan 24, 2025. Students do a thorough review of the aircraft before any flight training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ornelas Jr.)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas | 71st Flying Training Wing | 09.17.2024
2nd Lt. Meredith Garrelts, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, prepares to land a T-1A Jayhawk at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 18, 2024. Student pilots undergo rigorous training during Undergraduate Pilot Training as they prepare to become U.S. Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds | 47th Flying Training Wing | 07.16.2024
A 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainer prepares a T-1A Jayhawk for a sortie at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 16, 2024. The T-1 is instrumental in training Undergraduate Pilot Training students to handle larger, more complex aircraft, laying the foundation for future careers in mobility and bomber missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds)...
Photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds | 47th Flying Training Wing | 07.15.2024
U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Katz, 47th Flying Training Wing deputy commander and Laughlin’s oldest T-1A First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP), prepares for a flight in a T-1A Jayhawk at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 15, 2024. Katz and Capt. Cory Villarreal, 86th Flying Training Squadron’s last T-1A FAIP, shared Katz’s “fini” flight: his final flight before his retirement......
Photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds | 47th Flying Training Wing | 07.15.2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cory Villarreal (left), 86th Flying Training Squadron’s last T-1A First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP), and Col. Andrew Katz (right), 47th Flying Training Wing deputy commander and Laughlin’s oldest T-1A FAIP, pose in front of a T-1A Jayhawk at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 15, 2024. Katz and Villarreal shared Katz’s “fini” flight, his final flight......
Photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds | 47th Flying Training Wing | 06.21.2024
A U.S. Air Force pilot prepares for a sortie in a T-1A Jayhawk at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 21, 2024. The T-1 is used in Undergraduate Pilot Training to prepare students for airlift, tanker or bomber assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Talley | 71st Flying Training Wing | 03.13.2024
(Left)Capt. David Thomas, a 3rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and (Right)Capt. Michael Nall, a 3rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, flies in formation for continuation training March 13, in the Oklahoma skies. The instructor pilots conducted formation training in a T-1A Jayhawk to exercise their core fundamentals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Crist)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Talley | 71st Flying Training Wing | 03.13.2024
Instructor pilots assigned to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron fly in formation for continuation training March 13, in the Oklahoma skies. The instructor pilots conducted formation training in a T-1A Jayhawk to exercise their core fundamentals.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Crist)...
