In 1977, ten women graduated as the first class of female pilots in the U.S. Air Force's undergraduate pilot training program (UPT Class 77-08), overcoming significant obstacles and prejudice. Their ...

The USAF commands the world’s largest pilot corps — 14,486 strong — and here’s how many aircraft they fly and how to join ...

Capt. Thessa Washington, initially unsure about a piloting career, became the first female Black C-130H pilot in the 165th Airlift Wing, overcoming self-doubt and challenges in Undergraduate Pilot ...

Air Force Capt. Donald “Donny” Nguyen eyed an avenue of escape and dashed to one side of the parking lot. Two airmen on an intercept course closed in and grabbed him. One asked if Nguyen was carrying ...

Twenty-three members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 22-04 AU at Vance Air Force Base graduated and received their wings Jan. 7 in a ceremony in the base auditorium. They earned their wings in ...

2nd Lt. John Jacobson, 47th Flying Training Wing student pilot, straps into his seat and prepares for a simulated T-1 Jayhawk flight at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in July 2021. (Airman 1st Class ...

Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma is inspecting its entire fleet of T-6 Texan II training aircraft for damage after a severe thunderstorm swept through on July 21, delaying undergraduate pilot training ...

DEL RIO — Like many a fledgling pilot, Air Force Lt. Luis Leon “chair flew” endless missions using a stick and a cardboard display of a T-6A Texan II instrument panel. Resting atop a plastic clothes ...

While fighter pilots often stick to the same airframe throughout their careers, some specialized pilots may stick to one ...

As the Air Force prepares to celebrate its 75th birthday, Team Vance invites our friends and neighbors in Enid to celebrate the base’s more than 80 years of training the world’s best pilots. Over the ...