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560th FTS honors Navy POW during 52nd Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion
April 18, 2025 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron marked a historic milestone during its 52nd Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion, held at Joint base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, from April 10-11, 2025, by honoring a U.S. Navy pilot for the first time in the unit’s long-standing tradition of recognizing former prisoners of war... MORE

560th FTS honors Vietnam POWs at Freedom Flyer Reunion
March 30, 2021 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron honored three former Vietnam veterans during the 47th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph March 25-26... MORE

Air Force T-38 Talons assigned to the 560th Flying Training Squadron fly in formation near Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the 47th annual Freedom Flights March 25. The Freedom Flyer Reunion is an annual celebration recognizing the incredible service of Air Force Prisoners of War during the Vietnam War.

560th FTS showcases enduring bond with Air Force POWs from Vietnam War
April 1, 2019 — The commander of Air Force Personnel Center last week praised the Air Force aircrew members who returned home from North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camps nearly 50 years ago for holding “strong to American principles and values in the face of the harshest possible conditions.”... MORE

Military and community members gather at the Freedom Flyer Reunion wreath laying ceremony March 29, 2019 to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The event honors all prisoners of war and missing in action service members from the Vietnam War.

Missing Man formation honors Freedom Flyer organizer
December 31, 2018 — Three T-38C Talons flew over the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 21, 2018. It was a missing man formation and a rare but fitting tribute to the instructor pilot who played a key role welcoming home freed prisoners of war... MORE

A photo from 2015 shows retired Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Huff during a Freedom Flyer Reunion at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Huff died Dec. 5, 2018. The 560th Flying Training Squadron flew a missing man formation with three T-38C Talons over his interment ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. In 1973, Huff was an original organizer for training Vietnam war Air Force pilots after they were released as POWs.

45th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion
March 20, 2018 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron hosts the 45th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion with events March 22 and 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Three Freedom Flights are planned between 1 and 2 p.m. March 22, while official Freedom Flyer Reunion events begin March 23. ... MORE

The men and women of the 560th Flying Training Squadron welcome you to join us as we celebrate the 45th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion!