The 435 FTS conducts initial instructor and student flying training for over 130 U.S. Air Force and international pilots and Weapon System Operators annually in Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. The squadron develops students' proficiency, confidence, discipline, judgment, and situational awareness of basic fighter employment.

The mission of 435th FTS is to provide future fighter pilots and weapon systems officers with the foundation they need to succeed. At the 435th FTS, instructors also train Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals instructors for Air Education Training Command.

The 435th FTS conducts introduction to fighter fundamentals training in the T-38C Talon aircraft and IFF instructors for AETC at large.

2016年1月13日 · The pilots of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron have seen a remarkable 85 percent reduction over the last year in both their student dropout rate in the unit’s Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Course and the washout rate for their students’ follow-on training.

2021年4月27日 · The 12th TRS is responsible for IFF academic and simulator training for the 435th FTS, whose mission is to prepare the best young aviators in the world to succeed as fighter wingmen and weapon systems officers while developing professional fighter …

Lineage. Constituted as 435 Fighter Squadron (Two Engine) on 12 Oct 1943. Activated on 15 Oct 1943. Redesignated as 435 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Sep 1944. Inactivated on 15 Dec 1945.

The 435th FTS traces its lineage to the 435th Fighter Squadron (Two Engine) which was constituted on 12 October 1943 and activated on 15 October 1943 at Glendale, CA. Assigned to the 479th...

2024年12月20日 · The 435th Fighter Training Squadron (435 FTS) is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates Northrop AT38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training. The 435 FTS conducts initial instructor and student flying training for over 130 U.S. Air Force and in

The 435th Fighter Training Squadron (435 FTS) is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. It operates Northrop AT-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training. The 435 FTS conducts initial instructor and student flying training for …

The 435 th Flying Training Squadron, nicknamed ‘Deadly Black Eagles’, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is one of the units that are working hard to reduce the number of vacant pilot slots. In 2017, the unit trained 16% more students than in 2016, all destined to become fighter pilots or combat system officers.