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  
  • *USAFA & AFROTC Cadets may apply through their institutions
  • **Non-US Citizens regardless of residency status are ineligible to apply

 

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AWACS Combat Support
380th Air Expeditionary Wing
Video by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban
April 15, 2014 | 1:57
When the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron reached four-thousand combat sorties, it wasn’t just a milestone for the E-3 Sentry crew, it was also a historic sortie—supporting the elections in Afghanistan.
Capt Pina Soundbite: “I went to The Academy, I was there September eleventh. Right after that we stepped into Afghanistan the first time and after I graduated got the opportunity to fly over Iraq and Afghanistan and now to be here to support the Afghan elections, which is essentially what it’s about, you know, uh giving them democracy and freedom, for them to have their first free elections and to be able to uh, fly that particular sortie, to support that particular mission, the reason we’ve been here for so long, uh was an honor. ”
The E-3 Sentry has provided combat support to the area since 2007. It is a low-density, high-demand platform and after reaching four-thousand combat sorties, they are staying around as long as they are needed.
Lt Col Goebel Soundbite: “I foresee an E-3 presence in the CENTCOM AOR, uh for the near term and potentially as well as long term, building relationships with our host nation, uh improving our capabilities, and continually standing by for CENTCOM taskings to provide tactical level command and control anywhere and anytime they need it.”
No matter what the mission, these AWACS crews remain prepared and ready to execute each day.
Capt Jordan Soundbite: “It means so much more than just one more flight and one more hack of a sortie, but it represents something that there is, there are combat activities still going on out here. And that we offer the best support we possibly can to the troops who are either taking fire or the pilots that are putting bombs on target and that’s why there’s no time off, every mission counts, every mission, uh effects someone’s life in one way or another and that’s something we need to be prepared for every time we step to the jet.”
Reporting from Southwest Asia, I’m Technical Sergeant Colleen Urban. More

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AHFA Locations & Training Partners

  • California Aeronautical University, CA 
  • California Baptist 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
  • Tennesse State University, TN

*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

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                                                              Please direct program questions to: Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil