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Latest Force Development 'Impact' newsletter available now
January 26, 2023 — The latest digital edition of "Impact" Force Development newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website... MORE

Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter
January 20, 2023 — Air Force Recruiting Service updated their Aim High application to allow any app user to assist in the Air Force’s recruiting efforts... MORE

Air Force captain poses with his phone showing the Aim High mobile application screen

Nineteenth Air Force CRAFTs more resilient aircrew with human performance specialists’ support
January 5, 2023 — As part of the effort to build a better warfighter, flying training wings across Air Education and Training Command have implemented functional fitness curriculum within their pilot training pipeline... MORE

AETC completes inaugural Force Development Environment Assessment focused on the year 2030
January 4, 2023 — The goal of the Force Development Environment Assessment is to provide senior leaders with decision-quality information about aspects of the most probable factors impacting the future of force development to help accelerate the change needed to produce combat-credible Warfighters through education and training that is mission-focused, competency-based, and Airmen-centric... MORE

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AETC officials design, educate force on new ‘Ready Airman Training’
December 7, 2022 — The reality of Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, the deployment model for presenting Airmen and airpower in support of the joint force, is well on its way only two months into Initial Operational Capability. One of the keys to ensuring the readiness necessary to sustain the model has been the implementation of Ready Airman Training, initiated Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force graphic for Ready Airman Training with a photo and text. RAT is designed to train Airmen undergoing the reset, prepare and ready phases of AFFORGEN and has been shaped through efforts of Air Education and Training Command experts during 2022.

AETC commander announces rebalanced mission, vision focus
November 29, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, recently announced the command’s rebalanced mission, vision and lines of effort that will continue to accelerate change, while building the force necessary for the high-end fight... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, salutes the U.S. flag with Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, center, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, right, AETC command chief, during the playing of the national anthem at the start of a U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022

How one Airman overcame barriers to reach uncommon heights
November 16, 2022 — Christopher Stuebbe's path to Air Force Officer Training School and selection as a Tactical Air Control Party officer involved a setback, a waiver, enlistment, uncommon achievements and football... MORE

An Air Force officer in uniform salutes another Airman.

Gathering of the Torch ignites senior AETC leader discussions
November 10, 2022 — The three-day Gathering of the Torch commanders conference brought senior leaders and their spouses from across AETC together in one central location to exchange ideas and discuss AETC’s missions and subsequent focus in the coming years. The theme of event was Advancing Education and Training in an Era of Strategic Competition... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks with commanders, command chiefs and spouses from across the command during AETC's Gathering of the Torch at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 9, 2022

One couple’s extraordinary journey to becoming Airmen
November 9, 2022 — A thirty-something couple with college degrees and a pet enlisted in the Air Force to pursue a dream... MORE

Airmen in uniform pose for a photo with a plaque between them.

SecAF takes closer look at JBSA missions
November 8, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Joint Base San Antonio Nov. 4-5 to meet with leaders across Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Installation Management Support Command and Sixteenth Air Force... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reads at a podium to a crowd of Airmen.

Ready for enrollment: AFCDA presents its first modernized CDC
October 24, 2022 — As part of the Second Air Force commander’s priority to advance force development across the entire service, the Air Force Career Development Academy, or AFCDA, officially implemented Career Development Course, or CDC, 2R151 Edit Code M-01, Maintenance Management Production Journeyman Aug. 1... MORE

Graphic for the Air Force Career Development Academy depicting two Airmen holding cell phones.

AETC, AFSOC Airmen induct former commander into Order of the Sword
October 21, 2022 — In long-standing military tradition, retired Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, former commander of both Air Education and Training Command and Air Force Special Operations Command, was inducted into the Order of the Sword at Keesler Air Force Base, Oct. 15, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Cooper, 14th Flying Training Wing command chief, presents a commemorative sword to retired Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, left, while serving as the Sergeant at Arms during the Order of the Sword Ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 15, 2022

Photos: AETC, French Air and Space Forces initiate pilot training information exchange
October 21, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Sears, deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command, converses with French air and space forces counterparts during their visit to learn more about pilot training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 18, 2022... MORE

AFCEC military construction mission accelerates DAF readiness, lethality
October 20, 2022 — From the bed down of the Air Force's next-generation aircraft to new flightlines, child development centers and whole base recovery, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, or AFCEC, is modernizing Air Force infrastructure to strengthen national defense capabilities. ... MORE

Torch and Dagger 2022: AETC, AFSOC unite for professional development seminar
October 19, 2022 — Airmen across Air Education and Training Command and Air Force Special Operation Command gathered to participate in a professional development seminar coined Torch and Dagger, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 13-15, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, receives a question from Staff Sgt. DeJanae Acey, 902nd Civil Engineering Squadron command support staff noncommissioned officer in charge, during an AETC all-call amid the inaugural Torch and Dagger professional development seminar at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, October 15, 2022.

Learning professionals gather, connect during symposium
October 18, 2022 — The Air Education and Training Command learning community gathered to connect and optimize learning ecosystem efforts, while showcasing the diversity of the group, during a learning symposium in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 27-29, 2022... MORE

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JBSA, AACOG recognized for vital partnerships
October 14, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio and the Alamo Area Council of Governments were recently recognized for their long-standing partnerships with two distinct honors... MORE

AFCLC culture courses required in new Air Force RAT program
October 14, 2022 — The Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Developing Cross-Cultural Competence course is now available to all Airmen as part of the new Ready Airman Training program that aligns to the Air Force Force Generation model... MORE

Airman standing in front of a brick wall showing Culture Guide app course on phone

AETC commander visits St. Louis JROTC cadets, lauds diversity, inclusion
October 12, 2022 — When Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, walked into Gateway STEM High School Sept. 30, he immediately noticed the flags. In the halls of this St. Louis high school, flags are on prominent display for every nationality represented in the student body and, according to Robinson, that diversity is what makes the school’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program so successful ... MORE

Air Force program teaches Airmen basic aviation skills, helps rated selection board application
October 11, 2022 — Active duty officers and enlisted who are interested in becoming rated officers, can apply to a program for an opportunity to gain and strengthen aviation skills before applying to a rated selection board... MORE