Graduating the Future of Flight Class 25-02
U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, presents the certificate of graduation to 1st Lt. James Pennington III, 47th Student Squadron pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 1, 2024. The pilot graduation ceremony harks back to 1913, when the first badge of the military aviator was instituted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)