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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Air Force marks 100 years of Air Refueling with nationwide flyovers, Sioux City plans flyovers in Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota
185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
June 26, 2023 | 2:16
B-roll video shows KC-135 activities on the flight line in Sioux City, Iowa. Video includes an interview with Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 pilot Capt. Braden Christensen on “Operation Centennial Contact planed for Tuesday June 27, 2023.

During the Nation wide event air refueling units of the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command plan to perform flyover events involving over 150 aircraft to commemorate 100 years of air refueling.
 
The event being planned will have Air Refueling units performing flyovers at major landmarks, population centers and state capitols in all 50 states.
 
Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing are planning flyovers in Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota. Media and the public are invited and encouraged to photograph the flyovers at the times and places listed in their states.
 
According to the National Museum of the Air Force the first successful air refueling took place on June 27, 1923.  In one day, KC-46, KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard are planning to commemorate the event by performing flyovers at venues in every state.
 
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing along with three F-16s from South Dakota’s 114th Fighter Wing are planning to participate in the event by performing a number of flyovers in the Missouri River valley region.
 
In Iowa, look for flyovers in Sioux City at 9:50 AM, West Lake Okoboji 12:35 PM and Jack Trice Stadium in Ames 12:55 PM.
 
In South Dakota a flyover is planned at the state capitol in Pierre at 10:25AM, the Badlands 9:40AM, Mount Rushmore 9:50 AM and Sioux Falls 12:20 PM.
 
In North Dakota the Air National Guard aircraft plan to fly over Theodore Roosevelt National Park at 10:20 AM and the state capitol in Bismarck 11:40 AM.

Sioux City’s “Operation Centennial Contact” flight can be tracked on www.flightaware.com. Look for callsign "TANKR85."

Lower thirds: Captain Braden Christensen 185th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 aircraft commander Iowa Air National Guard 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

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                                                              Please direct program questions to: Afrs.ahfa.studentapplications@us.af.mil