479th Flying Training Group - Overview

Overview

The unit conducts Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer (CSO) training, replacing the former Undergraduate Navigator Training (UNT) curriculum previously taught by the 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) at Randolph AFB, Texas.

The 479 FTG is an operational component of the 12th FTW at Randolph as a Geographically Separated Unit (GSU), flying the T-6A Texan II and T-1A Jayhawk at NASP. The first CSO class, 11-01, graduated on 15 April 2011.

The group controls three subordinate squadrons:

  • 479th Operations Support Squadron
  • 451st Flying Training Squadron (T-1A)
  • 455th Flying Training Squadron (T-6)

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