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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Illinois Army National Guard military police mobilize to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, for presidential inauguration support (b-roll)
182nd Airlift Wing
Video by Senior Airman Paul Helmig
Jan. 15, 2021 | 5:56
00:00 - Air transportation specialists with the 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, load Illinois Army National Guard 333rd Military Police Company equipment onto a C-130H Hercules in Peoria, Ill., prior to the company’s mobilization to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

01:24 - Military police with the 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois Army National Guard, board a 182nd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules in Peoria, Ill., heading to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

01:57 - A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, carrying soldiers with the Illinois Army National Guard 333rd Military Police Company starts engines in Peoria, Ill., heading to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

02:42 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dishon Rambo, an airlift/special mission aircraft maintenance specialist with the 182nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, marshals a C-130H Hercules transporting the Illinois Army National Guard 333rd Military Police Company from Peoria, Ill., to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

03:23 - A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, transporting the Illinois Army National Guard 333rd Military Police Company departs from Peoria, Ill., to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

04:11 - A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, arrives at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., to transport military police with the Illinois Army National Guard 233rd and 933rd Military Police Companies to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

04:26 - Military police with the Illinois Army National Guard 233rd and 933rd Military Police Companies await takeoff in a KC-135 Stratotanker from Peoria, Ill, to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

04:38 - Illinois National Guardsmen load equipment into a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, prior to departure from Peoria, Ill, to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

04:50 - A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, departs the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., transporting military police with the Illinois Army National Guard 233rd and 933rd Military Police Companies to Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 2021, in support of the 59th presidential inauguration.

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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