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First Command welcomes new command chief
July 31, 2023 — Members of Air Education and Training Command welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley as the new command chief for AETC July 28. ... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley official photo

Innovation, technology, gaming collide May 24-29 at FORCECON 2022
April 28, 2022 — Airmen and Guardians from across the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are invited to take part in FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming, an interactive industry and academia collider event and gaming competition being held at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio, Texas, May 24-29, 2022... MORE

picture of AETC, AFIMSC and AF Gaming Shields

Happy Anniversary: At the age of 79, AETC continues to build on its incredible heritage
January 21, 2021 — Air Education and Training Command, the U.S. Air Force’s oldest active command, marks its 79th anniversary Jan. 23, 2021, making it the First Command as well as the first command to which Airmen are assigned. Distance learning, cyber warfare and expeditionary training throughout AETC evolved with the advent of technological innovations, and its Airmen continued to train for the 21st century... MORE

AETC Security Forces announces 2020 Defender Challenge team
February 3, 2020 — Three Joint Base San Antonio Security Forces Airmen were among the seven selected to represent Air Education and Training Command during the Air Force-wide Defender Challenge competition to be held in May 2020... MORE

U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen pose for a photo after being selected to represent AETC’s team, Jan. 31, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex. The seven selectees to the AETC team will represent the First Command at the career field’s world-wide competition that will be held at JBSA-Camp Bullis in May 2020. (From left to right) Staff Sgt. Isreael Camille (alternate), 37th Training Support Squadron, JBSA-Lackland; Senior Airman Jonathan Hardy, 97th Security Forces Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.; Senior Airman Craig Smith, 71st Security Forces Squadron, Vance Air Forces Base, Okla.; Airman 1st Class Ryan Franklin, 802nd Security Forces Squadron, JBSA-Lackland; Staff Sgt. Wilson Brantley, 802nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, JBSA-Lackland; Staff Sgt. William McLaughlin, 502nd Security Forces Squadron, JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston; Staff Sgt. Jesse Daniel, 81st Security Forces Squadron; Master Sgt. Sean McDermott (alternate), 56th Security Forces Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.; Senior Airman Paul Cupp, 42nd Security Forces Squadron, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala.; Senior Airman Andrew Vance (alternate), 902nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

AETC welcomes new commander
July 29, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb took the reins of Air Education and Training Command from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 26... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) presents the Air Education and Training Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, new commander of AETC, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 26. At right is U. S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, outgoing AETC commander. Webb, a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours, including 117 combat hours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia.