Airmen trade blue stripes for gold bars, silver wings
Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, presents 2nd Lt. Kristen Savage with her pilot’s wings during a dual commissioning and “winging” ceremony Dec. 19, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Savage was a student pilot who graduated PTN version 2, an Air Education and Training Command program to explore what is possible in training with the use of innovative technology and how it can be applied to not only pilot training but also to training across AETC. She earned her wings, but couldn’t wear them until she commissioned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quay Drawdy)