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559th FTS instructor pilots evaluate VMax Championships
June 3, 2025 — 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... MORE

559th Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
May 23, 2025 — 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. ... MORE

559th Flying Training Squadron molds instructor pilots, secures future of training
September 17, 2024 — The 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph flies more than 6,000 hours annually in a fleet of 38 T-6A Texan II aircraft, focusing on basic pilot qualifications and the specialized training of instructor pilots... MORE

Instructor Pilot Training at 559th Flying Training Squadron

99th, 559th Flying Training Squadrons host San Antonio ACE Academy
June 28, 2022 — High School and middle schoolers attending the San Antonio ACE Academy visited the 99th and 559th Flying Training Squadrons at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph June 14, where they got an in-depth look at what it takes to become an Air Force pilot... MORE

559th Flying Training Squadron continues proud heritage
January 6, 2022 — The only difference between these two photos is the aircraft and time, 78 years to be exact. The 559th Flying Training Squadron, part of the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, continues the proud heritage of producing the Air Force's best instructor pilots... MORE

The only difference between these two photos is the aircraft and time, 78 years to be exact. The 559th Flying Training Squadron continues the proud heritage of producing the Air Force's best instructor pilots.

559th FTS pilots test new immersive training devices
February 5, 2021 — 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... MORE

U. S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Maloney, a pilot temporarily assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron, test flies a T-6 Texan II simulator during an immersive training device evaluation at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Feb. 1, 2021.

Initial virtual ceremonies provide templates for 12th Flying Training Wing
May 1, 2020 — 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... MORE

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.

559th Flying Training Squadron pilots take precautions while training
April 10, 2020 — Pilots from the 559th Flying Training Squadron mask up as they take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while also continuing the essential mission of flying training... MORE

Second Lt. Frank Toohey and 559th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot Lt. Col. Dan Healey recieve a brief from operations superintendent Lt. Col. John Urso and Jeff Madison of the 12th Operations Support Squadron.

AETC Airmen visit PACAF to enhance warfighter alignment
July 25, 2019 — Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron, both assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, visited Pacific Air Forces headquarters July 8-10... MORE

Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph pose for a group photo during a history tour at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 10, 2019. The purpose of the visit was for Air Education and Training Command members to learn more about Pacific theater operations and build and a relationship between AETC as a major command and PACAF as a combatant command.

Family keeps daydream going with virtual reality adventure at JBSA-Randolph
March 22, 2019 — A family whose journeys in their recreational vehicle to places as far-flung as Alaska to the north and New Zealand to the west are captured on their popular YouTube channel will soon show their 100,000-plus viewers how the 12th Flying Training Wing’s aircraft simulator innovations are transforming pilot training... MORE

Members of the Leach family experiences a virtual reality trainer March 11, 2019, at the 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Leach family, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., spend much of their time traveling the country in “Ginger,” their RV. The video featuring their trip to JBSA-Randolph and their simulator experiences will be presented on the Season 7 premiere of their YouTube series, “Keep Your Daydream.