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

 

Videos from DVIDShub.net

B-roll of JSTARS at Northern Strike 17
110th Wing
Video by Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Deiss
Aug. 24, 2017 | 9:32
This video contains unedited interviews and b-roll of the E-8C JSTARS aircrew and aircraft from Robins Air Force Base while deployed to Exercise Northern Strike 17 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center(CRTC), Michigan.

Interviews given by:
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Billings
116th Air Control Wing, Georgia Air National Guard
and
Captain Jacob Boesen
138th Military Intelligence Company, U.S. Army

Exercise Northern Strike is a military training exercise, combining air and ground combat capability drills into one large training exercise.

All video was shot at Exercise Northern Strike 17 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan from 1 August to 6 August 2017. More

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Last JSTARS at Robins
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Last JSTARS at Robins
12th Airborne Combat and Control Squadron Fini Flight
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12th Airborne Combat and Control Squadron Fini Flight
Georgia Air National Guard retires aircraft 3289, first of 16 JSTARS
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Georgia Air National Guard retires aircraft 3289, first of 16 JSTARS
Gen Brown Advanced Battle Management System
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Gen Brown Advanced Battle Management System
JSTARS B-Roll
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JSTARS B-Roll
JSTARS at Kadena Air Base
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JSTARS at Kadena Air Base
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KC-135 Provides Night Aerial Refueling for E-3 Sentry and F-16 Fighting Falcons
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KC-135 Provides Night Aerial Refueling for E-3 Sentry and F-16 Fighting Falcons
Aircraft takeoffs at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
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Aircraft takeoffs at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
U.S. Air Force JSTARS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
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U.S. Air Force JSTARS at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
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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