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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Iowa Air Guard awarded Meritorious Unit Award
185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
March 4, 2023 | 3:15
B-roll video shows activities at a “Commander’s Call” event at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on March 4, 2023.

At the event, unit members learned that the National Guard Bureau awarded the Meritorious Unit Award to Iowa’s two Air Wings for their participation in Retrograde Operations from Afghanistan.

The Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Wing in Des Moines and Sioux City’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, which includes the 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge were all named in the award.

The Iowa Air Guard units received the Meritorious Unit Award for their participation in Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome during 2021. 

Following the evacuation of Afghanistan, Iowa Air Guard members received extremely short notice orders in support of the resettling efforts and were sent to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.

During their time in New Jersey, the Iowa Airmen were helping with logistics and sustainment as part of Afghan resettlement efforts.

The commanders call event in Sioux City had several hundred Airmen from the 185th ARW in formation in the unit’s main hangar where Wing Commander, Colonel Sonya Morrison formally congratulate unit members.

At the event, Colonel Morrison also presented awards to a number of unit members for their contributions to the successful completion of a pair of recent inspections.

The inspections that had taken place over the past few months, tested the unit’s response to a nuclear emergency, along with a more recent inspection that evaluated the unit’s overall effectiveness.

Sound includes interview segments with 185th ARW Wing Commander Colonel Sony Morrison.

Lower thirds:
Colonel Sonya Morrison
185th Air Refueling Wing Commander 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