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Developmental Special Experiences: MEPCOM, National Training Institute Workshop opportunities available
June 13, 2024 — Developmental Special Experiences provide Air and Space Professionals opportunities more than just education and training opportunities, they help the service build the Airmen needed for the future high-end fight... MORE

AETC Occupational Safety team earns top Air Force honor
April 25, 2024 — Air Education and Training Command’s Occupational Safety Division won the 2023 Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for Occupational Safety, which recognizes the best ground safety program in the Air Force, the Air Force Safety Center announced April 23... MORE

The Air Education and Training Command Occupational Safety Division won the 2023 Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for Occupational Safety, which recognizes the best ground safety program in the Air Force.

AETC officials continue to build force development plan for Mission Ready Airmen at DAF Learning Symposium
April 23, 2024 — Air Education and Training Command officials welcomed about 85 members from across the Department of the Air Force for the third DAF Learning Symposium, held at the Radius Center in San Antonio April 16-18... MORE

Solar Eclipse: Apocalyptic, but not in ways you might expect
April 4, 2024 — A total solar eclipse is nearly upon us, and it comes with some serious safety threats beyond the obvious risk of damage to your eyes... MORE

A total solar eclipse takes place April 8, 2024, across 15 states in the U.S. Eye injuries, traffic mishaps and communication disruptions are just a few of the hazards facing viewers.

Modeling & Simulation Summit in San Antonio, registration open
March 25, 2024 — Calling all modeling and simulation professionals to join in exploring the latest modeling and simulation initiatives and techniques at the 2024 Department of the Air Force M&S Summit May 7-9 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk... MORE

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PHOTOS | Senior Advisor to Deputy Chief for HAF/A3 talks ACE, ADC
March 12, 2024 — Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, Headquarters Air Force senior advisor to the deputy chief of staff for operations visited Headquarters Air Education and Training Command and the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base to discuss lessons-learned and further development of Agile Combat Employment... MORE

Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, Headquarters Air Force senior advisor to the deputy chief of staff for operations, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, during a visit to AETC headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 7, 2024.

Digital credentialing translates, shares training for Air Force, future employers
March 11, 2024 — Since 2020, experts in Air Education and Training Command’s Force Development Experiences and Validation Branch have been working on digital credentialing with officials from across the Department of the Air Force to produce digital badges that are web-based versions of a credential, or learning outcome, which can be verified in real-time... MORE

Ground-breaking risk management initiative seeks to reduce aircraft maintenance mishaps
March 4, 2024 — Since September 2018, aircraft maintenance-related mishaps cost the Air Education and Training Command more than $50 million. These mishaps happened during high-risk maintenance tasks, including engine operational checks and aircraft towing. Fiscal Year 2023 saw an alarming spike in these preventable mishaps, prompting the AETC commander to direct multiple initiatives designed to enhance operational risk management in aircraft maintenance units... MORE

Preventable aircraft maintenance mishaps, such as the damage to this MQ-9 Reaper during a towing incident, have cost AETC tens of millions of dollars over the past five years. The damage to this MQ-9 alone cost more than $3 million. Command leadership hopes new, innovative aircraft maintenance ORM initiatives will reverse this negative trend.

Three Air Force Reserve instructor pilots surpass 3,000 flight hour milestone
March 1, 2024 — Reaching an aviation milestone usually doesn't come easy for one pilot during their career, let alone three pilots around the same time. At Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, three Air Force Reserve instructor pilots assigned to the 39th Flying Training Squadron did just that by each exceeding 3,000 flight hours in the T-38C Talon... MORE

Three AF Reserve instructor pilots surpass 3,000 flight hour milestone

Warfighting culture, changing mindsets: Topics for command chief’s brief to Airmen
February 26, 2024 — Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command since July 2023, has made it his mission to change mindsets and infuse the warfighting culture into Airmen with straightforward conversations... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command presents a brief to Airmen at JBSA-Randolph.

Studies and Analysis Squadron develops fair, credible and valid promotion tests with eye towards Great Power Competition
February 22, 2024 — As the Air Force transitions to electronic promotion testing, the Studies and Analysis Squadron is advancing promotion testing along three lines of effort: modernization, analytics, and customer focus... MORE

Next DAF Learning Symposium set for April 16-18
February 21, 2024 — Air Education and Training Command officials are preparing and designing the third Department of the Air Force Learning Symposium, to be held in San Antonio April 16-18... MORE

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WATCH: AETC Commander and Command Chief discuss Airman Development Command
February 20, 2024 — Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, AETC command chief, discuss the change from AETC to Airman Development Command and how the command is at the forefront of the Air Force’s readiness and most significant organizational change in just over three decades... MORE

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AETC command chief visits Team XL
January 29, 2024 — U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command, was welcomed by Team XL during an immersion visit on Jan. 22, 2024. This was his first visit to the 47th Flying Training Wing since becoming the AETC command chief. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley (left), command chief for Air Education and Training Command, watches as 2nd Lt. John Volk, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, flies a T-6 aircraft simulator inside a 47th Student Squadron classroom at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 22, 2024. Bickley spent time with Team XL members to get a first-hand glimpse at how Laughlin’s Airmen train student pilots to be the Air Force’s newest and most lethal pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds)

NCO: The Backbone of the U.S. Air Force
January 29, 2024 — Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, Command Chief of Air Education and Training Command highlights the need to accelerate force development to maintain our competitive advantage starting with our deliberate prioritization and investment in building our war-fighting noncommissioned officer corps... MORE

AETC commander conducts ‘GO Inspire’ visit at high school alma mater
January 19, 2024 — Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, returned to his high school alma mater, George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 16-17, 2024... MORE

Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and his wife, Maureen Robinson, stand alongside the leaders of George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, AFROTC Det. 750, Air Force Recruiting Service, Civil Air Patrol, and Air Force Reserve Command, during a visit to George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16-17, 2024. Robinson’s visit was a part of GO Inspire, a Department of the Air Force recruiting program designed specifically for General Officers to seek out and conduct outreach engagements to engage youth and youth influencers from Underrepresented Groups to increase the diversity of Air and Space Force applicants.

New Force Development "Impact" newsletter out now on the AETC website
January 12, 2024 — The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website... MORE

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DSE opportunities for MEPS, PME and Air Force National Labs available
December 18, 2023 — Developmental Special Experiences provide Air and Space Professionals more than just education and training opportunities, they help the service build the Airmen needed for the future high-end fight... MORE

Mission Ready Airmen Case Studies: Crew 13 with the Doolittle Raid
December 8, 2023 — Air Education and Training Command is reviewing moments of aviation history to reflect the importance of Agile Combat Employment, in addition to the warrior mindset and mission readiness its Airmen must sustain while preparing for the future fight... MORE

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Rated Preparatory Program application process open through Dec. 9
November 21, 2023 — Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen who are interested in becoming rated officers can apply for the Spring 2024 Air Force Rated Preparatory Program now through Dec. 9, 2023... MORE

Graphic illustrating announcement for Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen who are interested in becoming rated officers can apply for the Spring 2024 Air Force Rated Preparatory Program now through Dec. 9, 2023.