June 2, 2017 Application window opens for enlisted RPA pilot selection board Airmen interested in becoming enlisted remotely piloted aircraft pilots have until Nov. 15 to submit completed application packages, including physical exams, to the Air Force Personnel Center. Applicants may be staff sergeants through senior master sergeants in any Air Force Specialty Code who are
May 5, 2017 First group of enlisted Airmen complete RPA training program The first three NCOs have completed the Air Force’s undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training program here May 5, 2017, and one was a distinguished graduate.
March 8, 2017 Enlisted RPA pilot board selects 30 Airmen for pilot training The inaugural Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Selection Board has chosen 30 enlisted Airmen to fill fiscal year 2017/2018 training slots as a part of the deliberate approach to enhance the Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission. The historic enlisted RPA pilot
Nov. 4, 2016 First two enlisted pilots complete solo flights Two Air Force master sergeants became the first enlisted Airmen in six decades to complete solo flights during Initial Flight Training at the 1st Flying Training Squadron Nov. 3.