T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., speak to Joint Base Charleston pilots at the 14th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 7, 2018. The instructors were available to talk about the expectations, background and benefits of becoming a T-1A Jayhawk or T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructor. A surge in the need for instructors has grown due to the training school increasing the number of students in the pipeline. The school currently trains about 1,200 students annually, but aims to train up to 1,400 students annually by fiscal year 2019.

T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., speak to Joint Base Charleston pilots at the 14th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 7, 2018. The instructors were available to talk about the expectations, background and benefits of becoming a T-1A Jayhawk or T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructor. A surge in the need for instructors has grown due to the training school increasing the number of students in the pipeline. The school currently trains about 1,200 students annually, but aims to train up to 1,400 students annually by fiscal year 2019.

Lt. Col. David Shur, 15th Airlift Squadron director of operations, speaks to Joint Base Charleston pilots during a briefing by T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. at the 14th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 7, 2018. Joint Base Charleston’s 14th Airlift Squadron hosted T-1A and T-6A jet trainer aircraft instructors from Columbus AFB to brief JB Charleston pilots in a proactive effort to provide information to those who may potentially become instructors.