Afghan Officer Earns USAF Wings
The first Afghan officer to train in the United States in nearly 50 years earned his silver Air Force wings in a ceremony at Columbus Air Force Base Jun. 12.
Lt. Faiz Mohammed Ramaki was presented his pilot wings by Colonel Roger Watkins, 14th Flying Training Wing commander after completing the Aviation Leadership Program.
The USAF Aviation Leadership Program is a scholarship for USAF flying training that includes English language training, 25 hours of flight screening in a civil aircraft, such as a Cessna 172, 335 academic and ground training hours and approximately 167 flight hours and simulator sorties.
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