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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bendel Rushing, incoming commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), renders a first salute to his squadron during the 434th FTS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. Prior to assuming command, Lt. Col. Rushing served as the Director of Operations and a T-6A Instructor Pilot for the 85th Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin, where he oversaw a $26 million flying hour program and facilitated more than 32,000 sorties annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bendel Rushing, incoming commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), addresses squadron members for the first time during the 434th FTS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. Rushing assumed command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bendel Rushing, incoming commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), accepts the 434th FTS guidon from Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. Change of command ceremonies represent a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry, outgoing commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), prepares to relinquish the squadron guidon to Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, during the 434th FTS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. The ceremony marks the end of Cherry’s command, which began Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McCane (left), 47th Operations Group commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry (middle), outgoing commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), and Lt. Col. Bendel Rushing (right), incoming 434th FTS commander stand at attention during the 434th FTS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. The ceremony marked the official transition of leadership within the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry, outgoing commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), renders a final salute to his squadron during the 434th FTS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. Cherry served as the commander of the 434th since Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry, outgoing commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), speaks to squadron members during a change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. Cherry thanked his team for their dedication during his command, which began in September 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, presents the Meritorious Service Medal certificate to Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry, outgoing commander of the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), during the squadron’s change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. The Meritorious Service Medal recognizes service members for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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434th FTS welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, delivers remarks during the 434th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2025. McCane presided over the ceremony and recognized Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry’s leadership while welcoming Lt. Col. Bendel Rushing as the new commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Boosting readiness: AETC’s plan to train 1,500 pilots annually

A T-6A Texan II taxis down the flight line during Surge Week at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023. The T-6 is a training aircraft utilized by U.S. Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

U.S. Air Force, Saudi Arabian, and Slovakian pilots from graduating Class 20-10 pose together for a group photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. Class 25-10 consists of 27 students from the United States, Saudi Arabia and Slovakia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Quinten Moshy, left, 47th Student Squadron (STUS) pilot, and 2nd Lt. Donovan Williams, right, 47th STUS student pilot, show off their broken silver wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. The breaking of the wings is a tradition that reaches back to when the U.S. Army Air Corps first started issuing pilot wings, tradition states that the first pair of wings given are not to be worn, but broken and given to a loved one, with the two halves not to be reunited until the next life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Anderson, right, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, presents a token of appreciation to Brig. Gen. Travolis Simmons, left, director of training and readiness, deputy chief of staff for operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. Brig. Gen. Simmons spoke at the graduation of Class 25-10 about how new pilots will have immediate responsibilities as they go out to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Cherry, 434th Flying Training Squadron commander, speaks at the graduation of Class 25-10 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 1, 2025. The 25-10 graduating class consisted of 27 students from the United States, Saudi Arabia and Slovakia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

The Laughlin Air Force Base Honor Guard set the Missing Man Missing in Action/Prisoner of War table at the Class 25-10 graduation at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. The MIA/POW table honors the sacrifices made by those who answered the call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

Attendees at the UPT Class 25-10 Graduation raise their glasses in salute to fallen pilots at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. The salute originated from Navy Capt. Jerry Coffee while he was in a Vietnamese prison cell, where he noticed a formation of four F-105s during a bombing run. The lead aircraft was trailing smoke and the rest of the flight pulled away, leaving the damaged aircraft alone. After it had passed and presuming the worst, he wrote a toast to the unfortunate pilot and all those who had gone before him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Duane A. Jones embraces a newly graduated pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. Loved ones in attendance pinned pilot wings to graduates as a representation of completing undergraduate pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-10

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Travolis Simmons, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations HQ U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, speaks at the graduation of Class 25-10 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 29, 2025. Simmons attended the graduation as an honorary guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Graduation celebration

The U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2025 graduates toss their hats skyward at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 29, 2025. Nine hundred nine cadets received their commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith)

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Team XL dedicates May hero workout to Lt. Michael Murphy

U.S Air Force service members and families participate in the Murph Hero Workout at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 23, 2025. The workout honors Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005. (Courtesy photo)

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