306th Flying Training Group
Our Mission is to develop the character, education, and leadership of tomorrow's Airmen through airmanship programs in powered flight, soaring, and parachuting.
Our Vision is to inspire airmen of character.
To enable us to achieve the mission, the 306th Flying Training Group, provides management and oversight of USAFA airmanship programs involving 2,500 cadets annually and of the USAF Initial Flight Screening program involving 950 UFT candidates annually. The group ensures powered flight, soaring, and parachuting courses contribute measurably to the leadership and character development of cadets and ensures quality flight screening identifies those officers with the ability to succeed in follow-on Undergraduate Flight Training. Specifically, the 306 FTG….
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Performs unique missions…in congested airspace with hazardous terrain and weather…for the Air Force’s youngest aviators
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Provides oversight for, and empowers, cadet leadership through airmanship programs
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Provides aerospace support for multiple academic programs
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Trains and repeatedly fields national-caliber cadet competition teams
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Communicates for, and recruits for, USAFA and the USAF through airmanship demos, static displays and competitions
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Supports all facets of the cadet officer development system to include military, athletic and academic involvement both on and off the airfield
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Melds military training and FAA operations into a UFT-like flight environment at Initial Flight Screening, Pueblo CO
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Integrates assigned, attached, and Reserve personnel to get the mission done
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Provides detailed oversight of contracts to ensure mission accomplishment at three operating locations