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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820th Base Defense Group Mission-Set
93rd Air Ground Operations Wing
Video by Airman 1st Class Leonid Soubbotine
June 13, 2024 | 2:44
This video details the full spectrum of the U.S. Air Force's 820th Base Defense Group's mission-set.

- TRANSCRIPT -

Future conflicts will pose great risk to air base operations in contested environments.

The 820th Base Defense Group is the air force’s solution to securing these forward-based airfields as a dedicated first-in, alert capable base defense organization that can be tailored to many different theaters and mission sets.

The group provides organic air assault and airborne insertion capabilities to enable launching and reloading zones for friendly strike aircraft close to the forward edge of the battlespace, or, to improve mission survivability and allow rapidly relocatable contingency locations for missions like forward aerial refueling points.

The 820th Base Defense Group provides self-contained, mobile initial expeditionary basing infrastructure capable of rapidly establishing secure communications, initial airfield and tactical landing zone assessments, and defensive emplacements in austere and hostile environments.

Using time-tested air base defense tactics, concealment, hardening, and expeditionary employment of weapon systems, tactical vehicles, and small unmanned aerial systems, these teams enable dispersed air operations at a moment’s notice.

They can also partner with joint initial entry and base seizure forces to provide a secure and smooth transition to additional airfield opening forces.

Each multi-functional squadron within the Group contains security forces, intelligence, emergency management, engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, communications, medical, logistics, and administration personnel able to operate with limited support from other deployed forces.

These Base Defense Group Airmen train continuously to master defensive operations and capabilities required for area, mobile, linear, and perimeter defenses and tactical retrogrades.

The future fight will be heavily contested and deadly, but these air base defenders train every day to ensure lethal tactical superiority in support of key strategic air operations.

The Base Defense Group also conducts offensive actions to seize the initiative through fire and maneuver to defeat or deny enemy forces from gaining the advantage or threatening military resources on the battlefield to protect airbases and enable unimpeded air operations.

Their operations range from denying adversarial access to key terrain and enemy movement to destruction of adversarial forces in proximity to airbases in order to decrease an enemy's capability and willingness to fight. 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

Contact us

 

 

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