Course offers cadets taste of Air Force flight training

MISSISSIPPI – Thrity-five cadets from 19 wings in seven regions are receiving flight training at the Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course, or SUPTFC, which began Saturday and contrinues though July 17 at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

Offering a head start to aspiring military aviators, the academically intense course is designed to introduce cadets to Air Force flight training. They learn side-by-side with U.S. Air Force student pilots and receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the base’s facilities, including the air control tower, aircraft maintenance hangars and the parachute shop.

Participants also receive briefings on the mission and operations of a flight-training wing, as well as academics and physiological training.

“At SUPTFC, we simulate 52 weeks of U.S. Air Force pilot training in one week,” said Lt. Col. John Davidson, course director. “Many of our graduates have gone on to ROTC or the U.S. Air Force Academy and are now active-duty Air Force pilots.”
 

Director
Lt. Col. John Davidson, National Commanders Reserve Unit


Staff

• Lt. Col. Richard Augur, Asheville Composite Squadron, North Carolina Wing.
• Majs. Keith Riddle, Mississippi Wing Headquarters, and Frank Warner, Arkansas Wing Headquarters
• Capts. Joseph Jones, Central Fellowship Christian Academy Cadet Squadron; Thomas Owens, Georgia Wing Headquarters; and Lisa Worthington, Oak Ridge Composite Squadron.
• Second Lt. Paulo Alves, Long Island Senior Squadron
• Senior Member Josh Zeyfang, Erie Compostie Squadron 502, Pennsylvania Wing.
• Cadet Lt. Cols. Kevin Bennett, Air Victory Museum Composite Squadron, and Mychal Weekes, Berry Field Composite Squadron.
• Cadet Majs. Joseph Houston, Asheville Composite Squadron, North Carolina Wing, and Ian Jones, Schenectady Composite Squadron.
• Cadet Capt. Hamilton Evrard, Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron, North Carolina Wing
• Cadet 2nd Lt. Joshua Gonwa, Timmerman Composite Squadron, Wis.

Students

Alabama Wing

• Tuscaloosa Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Austin Holliman.

California Wing

• East Bay Cadet Squadron 18 – Cadet Tech Sgt. Joanna Miles.
• South San Diego Cadet Squadron 201 – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Zachary Hamner.

Connecticut Wing

• 399th Composite Squadron – Cadet 1st Lt. William Steers.

Florida Wing

• Lee County Cadet Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. Scott Younger.
• Tallahassee Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Airman Hans Kollar.

Georgia Wing

• Augusta Composite Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. Elisabeth Wieberdink.
• Central Fellowship Christian Academy Cadet Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Matthew Newell.
• Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel Schulz.

Maryland Wing

• Bethesda-Chevy Chase Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Victor Santos.
• Prince Frederick Cadet Squadron – Cadet Capt. Robbert Olson..

Massachusetts Wing

• Goddard Cadet Squadron – Cadet Staff Sgt. Nicholas Choiniere and Cadet Senior Airman Randall Flagg.

Minnesota Wing

• North Hennepin Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel Hage.

Mississippi Wing

• Col. Berta A. Edge Composite Squadron – Cadet Airman 1st Class Christian Moore.

Missouri Wing

• Fort Leonard Wood Composite Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. William McIntyre.

New York Wing

• Brooklyn Tech Cadet Squadron No. 1 – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jameson Wiener.
• Col. Francis S. Gabreski Squadron – Cadet Capts. Kory Gatley and Kevin Grosshandler.
• Rochester Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Eric Reese and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Donato.
• Suffolk Cadet Squadron 10 – Cadet 2nd Lt. Jonathan Millings and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Howard.

North Carolina Wing

• Asheville Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Katherine Moore and Cadet Tech Sgt. Christopher Hewitt.
• Winston Salem Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Daniel Otto.

North Dakota Wing

• Bismarck Composite Squadron – Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Russell.

Oregon Wing

• Columbia Composite Squadron – Cadet Tech Sgt. Jared Grove.

South Carolina Wing

• Spartanburg Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Sarah Sill.

Tennessee Wing

• Murfreesboro Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Brian Roy Jr..

Texas Wing

• Pegasus Composite Squadron – Cadet Capt. Rand Fowler.

Virginia Wing

• Burke Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Madeleine Dillon.
• Fairfax Composite Squadron – Cadet 2nd Lt. Michael Poussard.
• Leesburg Composite Squadron – Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Johnathan DeSteuben.

Wisconsin Wing  

• La Crosse Composite Squadron – Cadet Airman Basic Michael Ebert.