page_title: 23rd Flying Training Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 23rd Flying Training Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: Students from the 23rd Flying Training Squadron at Fort Rucker, Ala., piloting UH-1H Iroquois helicopters, practice formation-flight patterns. The 23rd FTS is the third and final phase of undergraduate pilot training before the student pilots can obtain their wings. It is the Air Force's primary source of helicopter pilot training for special operations, combat search and rescue, missile support and distinguished visitor airlift missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings)
context_page_description: The 23d Flying Training Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force, currently assigned to 58th Operations Group performing helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
context_section_description: The 23d Flying Training Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force, currently assigned to 58th Operations Group performing helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
caption: Squadron student pilots practice landing TH-1H helicopters during formation-flight patterns
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