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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Exercise Southern Katipo 17 Pallet Load
Pacific Air Forces
Video by Senior Airman Katelynn Moeller
Oct. 26, 2017 | 1:01
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 249th Airlift Squadron and the 517th Maintenance Squadron, survey pallets loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 175th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Southern Katipo 17 (SK17) at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea, Oct. 21, 2017. The airlift supplied necessary food and supplies to military members stationed at Woodbourne Air Base, New Zealand during SK17, a biannual, multinational military training designed to improve participating forces’ combat training, readiness and interoperability as part of a joint inter-agency task force (JIATF). More

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517th Training Group Change of Command
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517th Training Group Change of Command
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517th Training Group Montage
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517th Training Group Montage
Presidio of Monterey Shuttle Bus
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Presidio of Monterey Shuttle Bus
Tech. Sgt. Krista Smith, 314th Training Sq. Military Training Leader
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Tech. Sgt. Krista Smith, 314th Training Sq. Military Training Leader
Project VIRGIL
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Project VIRGIL
You Are What You Speak
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You Are What You Speak
67th Annual Language Day
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67th Annual Language Day
Port Dawgs support Super Typhoon Yutu relief efforts
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Group Importance
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E-3, C-17, and several F-22s Taking Off
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Resources

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

Contact us

 

 

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