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Airmen, Guardians can learn anytime, anywhere, on any device with myLearning username and password
June 22, 2022 — As of June 23, Total Force Airmen and Guardians will have the capability to learn anywhere, anytime, and on any device, with the help of a myLearning username and password... MORE

myTraining launch topic of latest "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast
June 15, 2022 — The Air Force’s new enterprise-wide "myTraining" solution that provides the capability to manage the training lifecycle for total-force personnel to enhance productivity, efficiency, and mission effectiveness to include upward reporting to other services for joint mission accomplishment is spotlighted on the latest “The Air Force Starts Here” podcast, released June 9, 2022... MORE

"The Air Force Starts Here" is Air Education and Training Command's professional development podcast. The professional development podcasts are designed to help communicate and inform Total Force Airmen across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development fields and can be listened to on the government network on the AETC website, or via mobile application as well as on Apple Podcasts (iTunes). For Android or Google mobile users, the podcast can be found on their favorite third-party podcast phone application. (U.S. Air Force graphic / 1st Lt. Robert Guest)

Innovation continues with Det. 24’s change of command
June 14, 2022 — Lt. Col. Steve “Tiger” Briones took command of Detachment 24 from Lt. Col. Ryan “Motor” Riley during a change of command ceremony at the Kendrick Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph June 10. Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, Nineteenth Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and talked about the ground breaking progress within pilot training because of Det. 24. ... MORE

AETC launches phase II of myTraining system designed to track on-the-job training
June 9, 2022 — As part of Air Education and Training Command's efforts to advance force development across the Air Force, officials here announced the Phase II launch of the service’s myTraining application to Airmen June 7... MORE

Collaboration key to developing 5G capabilities at JBSA experimentation site
June 6, 2022 — Two years ago this month, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering selected Joint Base San Antonio as one of several installations where experimentation and testing of fifth-generation, or 5G, communications technology would take place. In the time since, great advances have been made toward developing 5G augmented reality support for telemedicine and medical training, and in 5G cyber security, at America’s largest joint base... MORE

Final day of 2022 Learning Professionals’ Consortium now open for registration
June 6, 2022 — The final day of the 2022 Learning Professionals’ Consortium, or LPC-22, is open for registration... MORE

‘FORCECON 2022’ spurs collaboration, innovation for Air Force, industry, academia
May 26, 2022 — The inaugural FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming convention kicked off at Port San Antonio with a collider event May 24-25 to spur collaboration between the military, industry and academia, with a goal of tackling some of the military’s toughest challenges in the areas of force development, and installation and mission support... MORE

AETC commander’s farewell to the First Command: Tenure marked by fighting through COVID-19, championing dignity, respect
May 17, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, is retiring after 38 years of military service. He has led the command for nearly three years marked by fighting through the Coronavirus pandemic to continue recruiting, training and educating Airmen and Guardians for today’s and future conflicts... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), addresses Airmen during basic military training graduation Aug. 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

How Special Warfare recruiters helped an Airman begin his quest from afar
May 12, 2022 — When a dual citizen living in the Land of the Rising Sun began his more than 6,000-mile journey to Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 1, 2022, it was the latest major step in his quest to become an Air Force Special Warfare Airman... MORE

Airman Tomokazu Lewis stands in formation during his Basic Military Training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 21, 2022.

Analysis & Innovation fuels decisions to accelerate change
May 4, 2022 — It’s been two years since the Analysis and Innovation Directorate, A9, at Headquarter Air Education and Training Command stood up and its members have created many avenues to ensure both analysis and innovation are making a difference in how the command recruits, trains and educates today’s Airmen and Guardians... MORE

Graphic of Air Education and Training Command's A9 units across the First Command

AETC, AFPC command chiefs talk DSD process on Reddit, Twitter Spaces
May 3, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy hosted a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process May 2. Questions included a broad range of general DSD process questions and suggestions, to the matching process, assignment notification timelines, and more... MORE

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First T-7A Red Hawk rolls out
April 29, 2022 — The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building April 28 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri. ... MORE

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

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UPDATED TIME/DATE: AETC, AFPC command chiefs hosting DSD-focused Reddit ‘AMA’ May 2, 12:30 p.m.
April 26, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy will host a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process live beginning at 12:30 p.m. central time May 2... MORE

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AETC’s chief learning officer visits SWTW, observes human performance training
April 22, 2022 — Dr. Wendy Walsh, Air Education and Training Command chief learning officer, visited the Special Warfare Training Wing for an immersion tour at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex April 4-5... MORE

Dr. Wendy Walsh (center), Air Education and Training Command chief learning officer, executes a reaction time training exercise as Maj. Jessica Carpenter (left), Special Warfare Human Performance Squadron conditioning flight commander, watches at the Special Warfare Training Wing Human Performance Training Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, April 5, 2022. Walsh and her team participated in an immersion tour of the SWTW to learn about how the SWTW builds Air Force Special Warfare Airmen and prepares them for combat.

Special Warfare Training Wing holds memorial rededication ceremony
April 20, 2022 — The Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex and echelon units hosted a 2 1/2 mile ruck April 8, followed by memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials for fallen Air Force Special Warfare Airmen Lt. Col. William Schroeder and Staff Sgt. Scott Sather in coordination with Gold Star families... MORE

Special Warfare Airmen and leaders participate in the Special Warfare Training Wing and subordinate echelons rededication ceremony in honor of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Schroeder and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sather at the SWTW training compound Joint Base San Antonio, Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 8, 2022. The wing hosted a two and one-half mile ruck march followed by Memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials in coordination with Gold Star families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Boisvert)

AETC, AFPC command chiefs host DSD-focused Reddit ‘AMA’ April 26
April 18, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy will host a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process live beginning at 12:30 p.m. central time April 26... MORE

Facing recruiting headwinds, Air Force offers thousands in new enlistment incentives
April 11, 2022 — The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal year 2022... MORE

The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal year 2022.

Tax time brings out scammers, phishing schemes
April 7, 2022 — Tax Day, April 18, is coming soon, and along with it comes the onslaught of fraudulent robocallers, scam artists, and general lowlifes posing as legitimate entities to try to scam you through phishing campaigns... MORE

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AETC’s iChallenge competition offers $225,000 to winning innovative idea
April 6, 2022 — Air Education and Training Command will gather innovative ideas through April 29 as part of the 2022 iChallenge competition. Winners will be announced May 24 during ForceCon 22 at Port San Antonio, Texas. The top award is $225,000 with runners up taking home $125,000 each... MORE