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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Castaway 22-2: Dover AFB leads total force interagency survival training
436th Airlift Wing
Video by Senior Airman Faith Barron
Sept. 9, 2022 | 2:04
The 436th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) flight partnered with the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet, Del., and Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in Castaway 22-2, Aug. 30, 2022. Castaway is a total force interagency exercise that tests Dover’s capabilities, use of tactics, techniques, and procedures to see if redefinition is needed for its standard operating procedures of search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Faith Barron) More

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Interview with lead dispatch Sean Dunn during 2024 MAFFS Spring training
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Interview with lead dispatch Sean Dunn during 2024 MAFFS Spring training
MAFFS personnel join wildfire suppression efforts against Wiley and Jerry Ridge Fires in Northwest United States
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MAFFS personnel join wildfire suppression efforts against Wiley and Jerry Ridge Fires in Northwest United States
Flight deck footage from inside a MAFFS C-130H from 302nd Airlift Wing
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Flight deck footage from inside a MAFFS C-130H from 302nd Airlift Wing
Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard units complete MAFFS aerial wildland firefighting certification training
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Nevada and Wyoming Air National Guard units complete MAFFS aerial wildland firefighting certification training
Airmen offload Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from C-130H during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
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Airmen offload Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) from C-130H during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
Aircraft maintainers repair a C-130H during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
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Aircraft maintainers repair a C-130H during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
Interviews with Airmen and U.S. Forest Service members supporting 2023 MAFFS Spring Training
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Interviews with Airmen and U.S. Forest Service members supporting 2023 MAFFS Spring Training
Interview with Nevada Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry on the MAFFS mission
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Interview with Nevada Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry on the MAFFS mission
Nevada Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry and NGB Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Allison Miller visit Airmen during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
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Nevada Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry and NGB Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Allison Miller visit Airmen during 2023 MAFFS Spring training
Air National Guard C-130Hs and U.S. Forest Service lead planes practicing MAFFS water drops (2of2)
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Air National Guard C-130Hs and U.S. Forest Service lead planes practicing MAFFS water drops (2of2)
Slow motion video of a MAFFS-equipped C-130H dropping water during MAFFS 2023 Spring training
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Slow motion video of a MAFFS-equipped C-130H dropping water during MAFFS 2023 Spring training
Air National Guard C-130Hs and U.S. Forest Service lead planes practicing MAFFS water drops (1of2)
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Air National Guard C-130Hs and U.S. Forest Service lead planes practicing MAFFS water drops (1of2)
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Castaway 22-2: Dover AFB leads total force interagency survival training
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Interview with Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Pieters, Flight Engineer - MAFFS 2022 Spring Training
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Interview with Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Pieters, Flight Engineer - MAFFS 2022 Spring Training
MAFFS 2022: Interview with 152nd Airlift Wing aerial porter
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MAFFS 2022: Interview with 152nd Airlift Wing aerial porter
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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