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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Hawaii Air National Guard 204th Airlift Squadron poised to support SpaceX
154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard
Video by Tech. Sgt. Tabitha Hurst
May 27, 2020 | 7:52
Flight crews from the Hawaii Air National Guard 204th Airlift Squadron are postured and on stand-by to support SpaceX should contingency astronaut rescue be needed. In the event that astronaut rescue is required in the Pacific area of responsibility, the specially trained aviators would launch from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in a pre-staged, pre-equipped alert C-17 Globemaster III and air-drop a team of U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen along with their rescue equipment.

The Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen and it’s 204th Airlift Squadron are one of only two C-17 squadrons in the nation qualified and trained to execute DoD rescue support for SpaceX and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) missions.

The rescue alert mission entails the quick airlift and delivery of “Guardian Angels” - U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers - on alert at either Patrick AFB, Fla., (near the launch site), Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The crews are ready at a moment’s notice to board either rescue helicopters or C-17 strategic airlift aircraft and perform open-ocean, airdrop-enabled rescue operations to extract, stabilize, and ensure transport to definitive medical care of the astronauts.

Soundbites:

00:00:02:17: Lt. Col. Jonathan Ma, 204th Airlift Squadron, commander

00:00:03:30: Capt. Joshua Mcgee, 58th Rescue Squadron, combat rescue officer More

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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