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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Confined Space Exercise
380th Air Expeditionary Wing
Video by Tech. Sgt. Colleen Urban
March 11, 2014 | 1:32
Just hearing the word confined space makes some people cringe, but these maintainers don’t have a choice. If there is an emergency and someone gets trapped in a small area, like a fuel tank, they are going to be the first ones to respond. Maintainers from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing practiced getting people out of these spaces with the help of the firefighters.
“There’s actually a lot of factors that can cause a confined space emergency, ranging from lack of oxygen to actually being really dehydrated to it being really hot out. All of those little factors that just on a normal day to day basis, if we don’t keep in mind about those we have a stronger possibility of getting trapped inside of a fuel tank.
The familiarization training helps these two career fields work together as a team and learn each other’s job.
“It’s hard to get somebody in to where we work, if they’re not familiar with it, they don’t know, plus they have what ten to twenty pounds of equipment on that they have to get into the tank”
With a little coordination they were able to get the victim to safety and practice the drill in the event of a real world confined space emergency.
Reporting from Southwest Asia, I’m Technical Sergeant Colleen Urban. Includes sound bites from .Senior Airman Jason Witmer, 380 EAMXS, Exercise Victim and Senior Airman Tyree Bishop, 380 EAMXS, Fuel Systems Repair. Also available in high definition. 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