RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release:
Eighteen U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held October 29, 2026.
Undergraduate Pilot Training is a training program that helps prepare prospective military pilots. Upon completion of the program, graduates earn their silver wings as Air Force aviators.
The guest speaker at the Class 27-02 graduation ceremony was U.S. Air Force Col. (Retired) John W. Thompson.
Thompson retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2011 after serving as the Chief of the Future Learning Division, Headquarters A...