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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C-130 Hercules transporting 182nd Security Forces Squadron to Washington D.C. for presidential inauguration support Jan. 14, 2021 (B-Roll)
182nd Airlift Wing
Video by Senior Airman Paul Helmig, Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan
Jan. 14, 2021 | 3:19
A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, transports equipment and Airmen with the 182nd Security Forces Squadron to Washington D.C. for presidential inauguration support from Peoria, Ill., Jan. 14, 2021. The Airmen were part of the up to 15,000 National Guardsmen authorized by the Department of Defense to assist civilian authorities in operations supporting the 59th presidential inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan & Senior Airman Paul Helmig)

00:00 - Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, load presidential inauguration support equipment onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Peoria, Ill., Jan. 14, 2021.

01:43 - Security forces specialists with the 182nd Security Forces Squadron prepare to depart Peoria, Ill., for Washington D.C. to provide presidential inauguration support to civilian authorities.

02:37 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Moushon, a security forces specialist with the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, gives an interview to Illinois news outlets before departing on a C-130 Hercules for Washington D.C.

02:58 - U.S. Air Force Airman Bridget Wood, a security forces specialist with the 182nd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, gives an interview to Illinois news outlets before departing on a C-130 Hercules for Washington D.C. 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