STRATEGIC PARTNERS

AHFA partners with multiple organizations who share similar missions to empower and engage youth in aviation. A complete list of our partners include:

AHFA

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Be at least 16 years old by 1 June of the flight training year.
  • Be enrolled in high school or homeschool during the flight training year.
  • Be a US citizen
  • Have no more than 5 powered flight hours 
  • 3.0 current Grade Point Average either with an unofficial GPA Transcript or a registrar/counselor verifiable memorandum.

Notes: 

  • No flight or aviation experience necessary (we teach you to fly!)  
  • No commitment or obligation to the Air Force  
  • *AFROTC Cadets may apply through their institutions
  • **Non-US Citizens regardless of residency status are ineligible to apply

 

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QU-22B | AFRL Discover to Delivery
Air Force Research Laboratory
Video by Keith C Lewis
Jan. 16, 2026 | 1:48
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The QU-22B was fielded in the Pave Eagle program during the Southeast Asia War, also known as the Vietnam War. The QU-22B aimed to resolve some of the same issues that ACPs are solving today.

The QU-22B was created to operate in contested airspace as part of a program called Igloo White - where the Air Force dropped sensors along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. These sensors would pick up enemy activity and then broadcast them to an orbiting EC-121R, a vulnerable, 4-engine aircraft with a large crew, which then sent the signals on to a ground surveillance center. The uncrewed QU-22B was intended to replace the EC-121R, thereby saving costs and eliminating danger to aircrews.

Flashing forward to the modern day - AFRL’s further development of autonomous collaborative platforms is solving some of the same problems that the QU-22B tried to solve during the Southeast Asia War.

Air Force Historian, Jeff Duford, joins the AFRL “Discovery to Delivery” video series to uncover the historic scope and role of AFRL’s critical research, which delivers today’s warfighting capabilities. More

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Resources

AHFA Locations & Training Partners

  • California Aeronautical University, CA 
  • Marion Military Institute, AL 
  • Oklahoma State University, OK  
  • South Dakota State University, SD 
  • Troy University, AL
  • Schreiner University, TX
  • University of Texas San Antonio, TX

*To learn how to become one of our training locations please email: 

 Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil 

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECEIVE* 

  • Up to 12-15 flight hours 
  • Housing and meals during training 
  • Transportation to/from training location 
  • Classroom training (ground school) 
  • Flight simulator training 
  • All training is provided by FAA Certified Flight Instructors 
  • Access to university recreation facilities 
  • Mentorship from Air Force aviators  

*All items funded by USAF except:

  • FAA Class III Med Certificate
  • Luggage during travel
  • Personal driving to/from university assigned session

Contact us

Please direct program questions to:

Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil

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