MOODY AFB, Ga. - The 81st Fighter Squadron, a geographically separated unit assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus (Miss.) Air Force Base, graduated its final class of Afghan A-29 Super Tucano student-pilots on Nov. 13 at Moody AFB. The class is the last Afghan Air Force class to train at the 81st FS - a program spanning five years and graduating more than 30 student pilots and 70 maintenance technicians. “The 81st truly built this program from the ground up” developing tactics, techniques and procedures and syllabus, said Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for international affairs Kelli Seybolt. The 81st FS has been “delivering full-spectrum training that not only produced combat-ready attack pilots, but also a mindset that prevents civilian casualties,” said Seybolt. “This group was one of the strongest classes we had in this program, which is a fitting way to conclude it.” The Afghan pilots executed a 13-month syllabus in under a year. For the Afghan Air Force, it will be Afghan instructors who lead the next phase of the A-29 program as it transitions home. (Source: 23rd Wing 11/16/20)
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