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AETC to train 1,500 pilots annually

T-6A Texan II
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Chaplain retires after 28-year career

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Duane McCrory retired from active duty during a ceremony held Friday, May 30, in the chapel at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. McCrory served the Air Force for 28 years, both as an enlisted Airman and a commissioned officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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New pilots for new adventures

Twenty-three students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10 received their wings during a ceremony held May 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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Pinning the new aviator

Tradition for a new pilot is to have someone important in their life pin on the first pair of wings. One of the 23 new pilots in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10 continued that tradition following graduation May 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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All in the family

A new Air Force pilot shares the proud moment with his family following the graduation of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10, May 22, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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Recognizing decades of service

Michael Cooper, second from left, received the 2024–25 Defense Community Champion award for decades of leadership that has helped expand higher education access, enhance infrastructure at Woodring Regional Airport and support families stationed at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Cooper was a former mayor of Enid, Oklahoma. Also in the photo are, from left, David Mason, current mayor of Enid; Col. Charles Throckmorton, 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance; and George Pankonin, also a former Enid mayor. (Courtesy photo)
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Class 25-09

Twenty-three students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-09 received their wings during a ceremony held May 2 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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Pinning a new pilot

A proud Air Force tradition has an important person in the new aviator's life pin on their first set of wings. Twenty-three members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-09 received their wings during a ceremony held May 2 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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New pilot's proud family

A new Air Force pilot celebrates the graduation of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-09 with his family following a ceremony held May 2 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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No comms? No problem!

Training aircraft, like this T-6A Texan II, are now able to return to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, from weekend sorties without approach control or communication with Vance tower personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jordan Sillence)
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Pinning the new wings

Pinning wings on a new U.S. Air Force aviator is a special event for family and friends. Twenty-four students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-05 received their wings during a ceremony held Jan. 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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Presenting the graduating class

The 24 new aviators in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-05 are presented to family and friends during a graduation ceremony held Jan. 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)
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Senior Airman Tyler Dash and his military working dog, Ddelarge

Team Vance Working Dog Team patrols United Nations
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Earning a Ranger tab

1st Lt. Adama Mbaye, a 71st Security Forces Squadron logistics officer from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, attending the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Courtesy photo)
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Training for the tab

1st Lt. Adama Mbaye, a 71st Security Forces Squadron logistics officer from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, at the entrance to the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Moore, Georgia. He completed the training and earned his Ranger tab. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production model

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Victoria Cutt (left) and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Marques Johnson (right), University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation student pilots, listen to their instructor, Jan. 7, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona. The student pilots are in the process of earning their private pilot certificates and instrument and multi-engine ratings, as part of Air Education and Training Command’s Initial Pilot Training Small Group Tryouts. AETC is partnering with the civil aviation sector as part of its plan to revise pilot training for U.S. Air Force and partner nation pilots.
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Retiring a canine partner

Maj. Daniel McCraw, left, the commander of the 71st Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st SFS military working dog trainer, participate in the retirement of Ares, a military working dog, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 19, 2024. Ares retired after 8 years of active-duty service assigned to the 71st SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Talley)
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A wingman with fur

Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer and her canine partner, Military Working Dog Ares. (Courtesy photo)
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Partners for life

Senior Airman Sydney Adams, 71st Security Forces Squadron, a military working dog handler at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and her canine partner, Ares, prepare for a future together. Adams adopted Ares after his retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Talley)
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One pint at a time

1st Lt. Michael Ober, an airfield operations flight operations officer assigned to the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is a bridge between the Our Blood Institute and Vance by helping promote blood drives on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jordan Sillence)
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