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With eyes to the future

Every Undergraduate Pilot Training class graduation is a family affair, especially for those wearing an extra-extra small flight suit. Twenty-one members of UPT Class 23-12 graduated July 14 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Pinning the new wings

A special moment following the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-12 graduation ceremony held July 14 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is when a family member pins the new Air Force pilot's wings on their uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Greeting family and friends

The Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-12 is presented to family and friends during the graduation ceremony held July 14 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Twenty-one new pilots received their wings. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Favorite instructor pilot

Now Capt. Colton Fisher, right, is presented the Favorite Instructor Pilot award by Col. Charles Throckmorton IV, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-12 graduation ceremony, July 14, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The award winner was selected by the students in Class 23-12. Fisher is an IP with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Two diamonds under one roof

Master Sgt. Kerry Wilson, left, first sergeant of the 71st Student Squadron, and Master Sgt. Paul Wilson, first sergeant of the 71st Medical Group, use their shared perspective as first sergeants to better serve Airmen at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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Colonel Charles D. Throckmorton IV

Commander, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.

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Working together

Team Vance partnered with the Enid Fire and Enid Police Departments for a training exercise at Enid Woodring Regional Airport, June 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Bailey)

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Colonel Nekitha M. Little

Commander, 71st Mission Support Group, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.

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A proud legacy

Capt. Adam Wasserstrom, a first assignment instructor pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is a third generation Air Force aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christian Soto)

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Life is good

Family moments are the best part of every Undergraduate Pilot Training class graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Bailey)

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Proud moment captured

When the Undergraduate Pilot Training student receives both a diploma and new pilot wings is a proud moment for every member of the family. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Bailey)

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Pinning the new wings

Part of the Undergraduate Pilot Training graduation ceremony is pinning on the new pilot wings by important members of the student's life. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Bailey)

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Big Bird

Altus comes to visit Vance

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Doug Gerrity, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, answers questions from Keaton Francis (left) and Brian Lamoreaux (right), Vance Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, civic leaders, while on a C-17 Globemaster III, June 6, 2023. Altus AFB trains 70% of all mobility aircrew members in the Air Force, while Vance AFB trains more than 300 pilots a year, 60 percent of whom move onto Altus for their formal training on the KC-135 Stratotanker, KC- 46 Pegasus, or C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

Taylor Blasier, Vance Air Force Base civic leader, takes a video of the cargo loading area on a C-17 Globemaster III, June 6, 2023. The C-17 is 174 feet long and has a maximum payload of 170,900 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

Vance Air Force Base (AFB) civic leaders walk onto a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Vance AFB, Oklahoma June 6, 2023. The civic leaders were able to ask the aircrew questions about the aircraft, as well as explore the thunder dome area and cockpit during their flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

Cody Nelson, Altus Military Affairs Committee member, takes a video of a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 6, 2023. The 97th Air Mobility Wing is home to the Air Force’s only KC-135, KC-46 Pegasus, and C-17 Globemaster III formal training units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma, civic leaders wait in the cargo loading area of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Altus AFB, Oklahoma, June 6, 2023. Both Altus and Vance AFB civic leaders had the opportunity to witness some of the C-17’s capabilities including air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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58 AS Airmen showcase C-17 capabilities to Altus, Vance AFB civic leaders

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits on the flight line at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 6, 2023. The C-17 is capable of rapid delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases, as well as perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions, making it the most flexible cargo aircraft in the airlift force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)

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Brothers in arms

Twin brothers, Capt. John Russo, left, and Capt. David Russo are both in the Undergraduate Pilot Training program at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. John is a T-6A Texan II instructor pilot. David is a student pilot in the same type of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Cassidy Fisher)

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