Ash assumes command of 5th FTS
Col. Anthony Straw (left), 340th Flying Training Group commander, presents the 5th Flying Training Squadron command guidon to Lt. Col. Dustin Ash, 5th FTS commander, during the squadron's change of command ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., on May 22, 2025. As a command pilot with 894 combat flight hours and more 5,000 flight hours in the C-5B/M, E-11A, and T-6A, Ash is now responsible for the execution of the Air Education and Training Command / Air Force Reserve Command Associate Instructor Program at Vance AFB, supporting 71st Flying Training Wing operations, conducting nearly 9,000 sorties annually.