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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185th hosts KC-135 media flight
185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard
Video by Senior Airman Tylon Chapman, Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot, Senior Airman Olivia Monk
June 12, 2024 | 6:56
B-roll video shows journalists from Western Iowa flying with the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing as part of a media day event. During the flight, the group witnessed an inflight refueling with a group of A-10 fighter jets.
 
The KC-135 flight departed Sioux City and made its way to the refueling area over Northwest Missouri where they met with a group of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base near Kansas City.
 
The media day event offered journalists a unique look inside the refueling wing’s air operations, that is usually only witnessed by members of military.
 
Each passenger was invited to make their way to the boom pod in the back of the aircraft where they took turns lying next to the boom operator as the A-10s connected to the refueling boom.
 
The passengers took photos and recorded video of the air refueling while looking through a small window in the back of the aircraft.
 
As part of the event, media members had the opportunity to interview 185th air crew members and gain a better understanding of the unit’s air refueling mission.
 
The KC-135 was created specifically for air refueling and has been in continuous operation in the U.S. Air Force since it was first introduced in the 1950s. The aircraft is also used to transports people and equipment around the globe.
 
Passengers on the flight included RJ Breen and Morgan Jones from KTIV television along with Alyssa Tatsch from KCAU TV, and Mark Hahn from KSCJ Radio. Newspaper reporters included Mikaela Mackey and Rylan Howe from the Northwest Iowa Review, Hannah Schuh with the Sioux City Journal and Tim Loftus with the Sergeant Bluff Advocate. 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