1st Flying Training Squadron

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1st Flying Training Squadron
1st Flying Training Squadron emblem
Active	1969–1971; 1990–1994; 2007–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Basic Aircraft Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQ	Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado
Nickname(s)	Tigers[citation needed]
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
1st Flight Screening Squadron emblem[2]

1st Flying Training Squadron is part of the 306th Flying Training Group based at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado. It conducts flight training for all USAF Pilot and Combat Systems Officer trainees, regardless of their commissioning source. It oversees and conducts IFT for over 2,200 Air Force aviator candidates yearly. Constituted as 1st Flying Training Squadron on 9 May 1969 and re-designated as 1st Flying Training Squadron on 28th May 1993.