Achieving Versatility, Scalability, Affordability in Pilot Training
The 10th Annual
Military Flight Training USA Summit brings together world leaders in military flight training including AETC, CNATRA, Army Aviation Center of Excellence to discuss the challenges the community faces and the solutions that may solve them.
A community of 300+ Flight Training Program Managers, Instructors, Industry Leaders and Subject Matter Experts will be in attendance in San Antonio. Our sessions will focus on how partnerships, and technology are guiding the next era of pilot training for the US military and its allies.
Critical Discussions will take place on:
- Balancing training in synthetic environments and live flight hours
- Evolving training for 5th and 6th generation aircraft
- Flight training capacity
- Going back to the basics of flight training
- Fostering innovation
- Implementing AI into pilot training
- Advancing rotary training
- Red flag training
Top Five Reasons to Attend MFT USA 2025
- NETWORK: Network with leadership from AETC, CNATRA, Army Aviation Center of Excellence and international military training leaders
- UNDERSTAND: Understand the challenges the US military and allied nations are experiencing in live flight training
- EXPLORE: Explore how Red Flag training is being implemented with the help of emerging technologies
- HEAR: Hear directly from AETC and CNATRA leadership on the future of aviation training
- GRASP: Grasp the importance of militaries going back to the basics when training pilots
2025 Conference Chairman
- Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Anthony J. Rock, Inspector General U.S. Air Force (2016 –2017), US Air Force
2025 Speakers
- Major General Clark Quinn, Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command (AETC), US Air Force
- Lt. Col. Justin Stein, Assistant Head Flying Training, UK Military Flying Training System, Army Headquarters
- Colonel Chris Dunston, Commander, 49th Maintenance Group, US Air Force
- Richard Tempalski, Chief Modeling & Simulation Officer, US Air Force
- Colonel Vito Cracas, Assistant Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre
- Lieutenant Colonel William Barksdale, 5THGeneration Subject Matter Expert, Joint Air Power Competence Centre
- Colonel Jeffrey Shulman, Commander, 80th Flying Training Wing, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT, US Air Force
- Colonel Jeffrey Poquette, Program Manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, US Army
- Lt Col Daniel Bowring, Commanding Officer, HT-18, US Navy
- Colonel Peter Lee, Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force
- Brian Kirk, Deputy A5T Pilot Training Transformation (CTO), US Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Buckley, Chief of Curriculum, 19AF/A5, US Air Force
- Captain Brian Higgins, Assistant Chief of Staff and Head of Facilities and Simulation, US Navy
- Jason Hawker, Principal Officer, NATO Flight Training Europe, NSPA
- Colonel Shaun Loomis, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) commander,, US Air Force
- Colonel Clint Cody, Chief of Staff, Army Aviation Center of Excellence, US Army
- Jay Hennette, HQ AETC A4M, US Air Force
Please fill in your name and email to receive the Summit Agenda of this event.
Venue
Westin San Antonio North
9821 Colonnade Blvd, 78230
San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: +1 210-691-8888
Group Rate: $129 per night, excluding applicable taxes and fees
Reservation Method: Reserve your room by clicking on the reservation link below. We have reserved a selection of rooms at a discounted group rate, subject to availability;
Book your group rate for Military Flight Training here.
Cut-off date: October 01st, 2025 (After that time, the group rate will be offered based on hotel availability only.)
