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17-year-old becomes one of America's youngest licensed pilots, flies solo: 'I still can't believe it'

17-year-old licensed pilot Christopher Ballinger joined 'Fox & Friends' Thursday to share his success story and his ambitions for joining the Air Force. ....

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AETC takes deliberate action focused on diversity, inclusion for recruits, Airmen


“Our AFRS Det. 1 is all about creating that excitement and understanding of what we do,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, AFRS commander. “It’s a very attractive lifestyle. But, if we don’t tell people about it, if we don’t show them, if we don’t let them taste it, then we potentially lose very high quality, often diverse, recruits.”
In the detachment’s
two years of existence, the unit has participated in 165 events with over 355,000 attendees, directly mentoring more than 39,000 youth. They have also worked with more affinity organizations such as Latino Pilot Association, Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, Women in Aviation International, and Ninety-Nines, as well as youth organizations, such as ....

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