Seven Air Force officers made history by becoming the first to graduate from a new pilot program earlier this month. The “Accelerated Path to Wings” (nicknamed XPW) program promises to significantly shorten the time it takes for pilot candidates to finish their basic education. Normally, the Air Force can create new pilots in about 12 […]
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force Special Operations Command implements new pilot initiative
On DutyThe new year has brought new pilot initiatives for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). For the first time in its history, AFSOC has revamped its approach to training and integrating new special operations pilots. The initiative, called the Pilot Training Next (PTN), is implemented by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). […]
