In a landmark event for military pilot training, the U.S. and Italian air forces celebrated the graduation of 10 American student pilots from the International Flight Training School (IFTS) on Jan. 16.
The ceremony marked the latest major milestone in the U.S. Air Force’s Future of Undergraduate Pilot Training (FUPT) initiative, which aims to modernize the pilot training enterprise. The successful completion of this Small Group Tryout (SGTO) validated a training concept jointly designed by learning engineers from Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and cadre at IFTS.
