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June 2, 2025
559th FTS Instructor Pilots Evaluated VMax Championships

Instructor pilots from the 559th Flying Training Squadron recently lent their expertise as evaluators in a groundbreaking high school flight simulation competition on May 9, 2025, aimed at cultivating the next generation of aviators.The competition, dubbed VMax, was a collaborative initiative
May 22, 2025
Lt. Col. Peacock Takes Command of 559th Flying Training Squadron

In a ceremony held on May 22, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Lt. Col. Benjamin Peacock assumed command of the 559th Flying Training Squadron, succeeding Lt. Col. Chad Bridgeford. The event marked a significant leadership transition within one of the Air Force’s premier flight training units.The
Feb. 5, 2021
559th FTS pilots test new immersive training devices

The T-6 Texan II pilots assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron participated in testing new immersive training device, or ITD, prototypes from Feb. 1-5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
May 1, 2020
Initial virtual ceremonies provide templates for 12th Flying Training Wing

As social distancing and shelter-in-place efforts intensified in April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, two 12th Flying Training Wing units kept in step with public health directives by conducting the wing’s first virtual ceremonies.

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