1st Lt Roger Aylstock got to fly over the USAF Boneyard while flying his Cessna 172 from Southern California to Texas in December. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG), often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in...
Welcome to our ninth installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. If this is your first time vising our Throwback Thursday feature, be sure to check out the others by clicking the Throwback Thursday link in the “Categories” section to the right. Today we feature Maj Matthew Congrove in pictures from...
On Saturday, 24 October, C/SMSGT Wilson was able to solo! He has been taking lessons at Black Hound Aviation at the San Marcos Airport and his flight instructor is Capt Urquiola, the Deputy Commander for Cadets for our squadron. C/SMSGT Wilson soloed in a Cessna 172 and immediately afterwards, Capt...
On Saturday, 24 October, several squadron cadets got to test a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) kit activity on drones. 2nd Lt Roger Ball, squadron Aerospace Education Officer, arranged for the acquisition of the two kits and organized the event. C/SMSGT Wilson, a licensed drone operator, conducted training on...
Lt Col Mike Duc, our squadron Standardization/Evaluation Officer, just returned from a week in Indiana where he participated in the USAF’s Rated Preparatory Program (RPP). The RPP provides accelerated instruction that identifies future pilots, navigators and other crew members to help address the Air Force’s potential pilot shortage. The program...
Welcome to our eight installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. If this is your first time vising our Throwback Thursday feature, be sure to check out the others by clicking the Throwback Thursday link in the “Categories” section to the right. Today we feature 1st Lt Roger Aylstock in pictures...
Welcome to our seventh installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. If this is your first time vising our Throwback Thursday feature, be sure to check out the others by clicking the Throwback Thursday link in the “Categories” section to the right. Today we feature Lt Col Doug Dudley in pictures...
The TX-435 squadron cadets have turned to innovative ideas to help keep themselves physically fit during this pandemic. The cadets are using various PT Challenges to encourage members to keep up their physical fitness training. The most recent of these was a Pushup Challenge where cadets took a short video...
Interesting article on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) website about a new technology mandate that is credited with finding a downed pilot with the help of Civil Air Patrol. Read about it here.
Welcome to our sixth installment of our Throwback Thursday feature. If this is your first time vising our Throwback Thursday feature, be sure to check out the others by clicking the Throwback Thursday link in the “Categories” section to the right. Today we feature our Deputy Commander for Cadets, Capt...
