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Pinning the wings

Twenty-five graduates in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-07 received their wings during a ceremony held March 29 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Newest Vance Aviators

Twenty-five students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-07 received their wings during a ceremony held March 29 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Having completed their initial aviation training in the T-6A Texan II, the newly pinned pilots will continue in either the T-1A Jayhawk or the T-38C Talon training programs at Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Graduation speaker

Brig. Gen. Melissa Coburn, the 22nd Air Force commander at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, was the guest speaker at the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-07 graduation ceremony held March 29 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Coburn earned her pilot wings at Vance in April 1994. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Aerospace Medicine Airman of the Year

Senior Airman Kelly Miller, a pediatrician technician assigned to the 71st Healthcare Operations Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the 2023 United States Air Force Aerospace Medicine Airman of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ashley Crist)

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Joyful graduation moment

A newly pinned Air Force pilot shares an emotional moment with family following the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-06 graduation ceremony held Feb. 23 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Greeting new pilots

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Jack Egginton greets members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-06 prior to the graduation ceremony held Feb. 23 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Buckling in for orientation flight

Dr. Wendy Walsh, the chief learning officer in Air Education & Training Command, buckles in the T-1A Jayhawk prior to her orientation flight at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 22. The T-1 is used to train student pilots slated to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Christopher Guerra)

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Preparing for flight

Dr. Wendy Walsh, the chief learning officer of Air Education & Training Command, pre-briefs for her incentive flight in the T-1A Jayhawk at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 22. Walsh's visit included tours that gave her a first-hand experience of how Vance trains world-class pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Christopher Guerra)

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Receiving the retirement pin

Lt. Col. Allan Feek's wife pins on his Air Force retirement pin during Feek's retirement ceremony held Feb. 16 in the 3rd Flying Training Squadron auditorium at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christian Soto)

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Meritorious Service

Lt. Col. Allan Feek was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, third oak leaf cluster, during his retirement ceremony held Feb. 16 in the 3rd Flying Training Squadron auditorium at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christian Soto)

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New pilot support system

Earning pilot wings is an accomplishment shared by the whole family. Twenty-six students received their wings during the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-03 graduation held Jan. 5 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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New wings

Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-03 receive their pilot wings during a graduation ceremony held Jan. 5 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Sharing a happy moment

Happy moment

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Presenting Class 24-02

Twenty-three students in Undergraduate Pilot Training class 24-02 received their wings during a graduation ceremony held Dec. 1 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas)

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Pinning the wings

The tradition of having someone important in their life pin on the first set of pilot wings continues following the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-02 graduation ceremony Dec 1 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas)

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Wings awaiting presentation

Twenty-three sets of pilot wings await presentation to members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 24-02 during a graduation ceremony held Dec. 1 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas)

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Williams earns the John Levitow Award

Col. Matthew Astroth, left, the 71st Flying Training Wing vice commander, presents the John Levitow Award to Senior Airman Shamika Williams, 71st Force Support Squadron, at the Grevens Crosswinds Club, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 16. Williams was one of 16 graduates of Airman Leadership School Class 24-A. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

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Airman Leadership School Class 24-A

Airman Leadership School Class 24-A graduated during a ceremony held at the Grevens Crosswinds Club, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 16. ALS is the first level of professional military education for enlisted Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

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Maj. Jonathan Aronoff, the test pilot for the T-7A Red Hawk assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, answers student pilot’s questions about the T-7 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2023. Aronoff stopped at Vance Air Force Base to refuel en route to his destination at Edwards Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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More than 200 Airmen, including student and instructor pilots gathered in front of Air Control Tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2023, to get a close look at a T-7A Redhawk fresh off the factory floor. The jet stopped at Vance to refuel enroute to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for Phase III testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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