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Outstanding program manager represents AETC
January 29, 2019 — Alan Becker is an unassuming man. If you worked down the hall from him, you might see him as a kind, hardworking man but not much more. He has a friendly voice that matches the half-smile that’s always on his face. When he speaks, he uses everyday language even though he is highly intelligent. Talking to him, he might tell you about gardening with his wife, all about his three grandchildren, or about his church’s “Inquiry Class” he has taught for the past 10 years. ... MORE

AETC Command Surgeon provides thoughts on Air Force Medicine
October 17, 2018 — As Air Force Medicine continues to go through organizational change, the major command surgeons general are hard at work, playing a pivotal role in the Air Force’s ability to stay on the leading edge of Trusted Care healthcare. This month we sat down with Air Education and Training Command’s Surgeon, Col. (Dr.) Gianna R. Zeh, to discuss ongoing improvements, how medical Airmen can succeed, and her personal journey as a leader.... MORE

Air Force awards next-generation fighter and bomber trainer
September 28, 2018 — The Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for the Air Force's new training aircraft Sept. 27. ... MORE

Cloud-based Air Force learning ecosystem to give control and “21st Century speed” to Airmen
September 25, 2018 — Air Education and Training Command officials announced the service’s new cloud-based learning ecosystem is currently in a beta test with four courses, with testing expected to complete in the summer of 2019 and full operational capability expected in early 2020.... MORE

Pilot Training Next cadre discuss lessons learned, way forward
September 20, 2018 — Air Education and Training Command officials announced the second iteration of Pilot Training Next would begin in January 2019 during a panel at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference.... MORE

HQ AETC among seven units approved for AF Organizational Excellence Award
August 30, 2018 — Headquarters Air Education and Training Command is one of seven organizations recently approved by the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council for the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.... MORE

Air Force pros gather for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit
July 17, 2018 — Air Education and Training Command officials sponsored the first Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Summit July 10-12, at the 558th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The event brought together professionals from throughout the RPA community across the Air Force. ... MORE

Casual lieutenant innovates, supports UPT next
May 25, 2018 — A second lieutenant on casual status at the 12th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph will soon enter a new phase in his Air Force career when he joins other Airmen at Initial Flight Training.... MORE

Mission Motherhood: 'Service Before Self' rings especially true
May 11, 2018 — Since the United States Air Force was established in 1947, the core value of "Service Before Self" has always been a key for Airmen in making mission capabilities a success. For moms however, that core value not only includes the needs of their military, but also their families. ... MORE

12th Flying Training Wing wins Innovation Award
April 23, 2018 — Across all of Air Education and Training Command, units have strived to make bounds in the U.S. Air Force's culture of innovation. As an incentive to inspire improvement within the command, AETC developed a Continuum of Learning Challenge. ... MORE

AFMC supporting analysis of T-6 unexplained physiological events
April 10, 2018 — Air Force Materiel Command is playing a lead role in analyzing unexplained physiological events with the T-6 Texan II training platform. Air Education and Training Command announced an operational pause for all T-6 operations directed by Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, following a cluster of unexplained physiological events, or UPEs, at three AETC pilot training bases Feb. 1, 2018. ... MORE

Test pilot briefs T-6 nation
March 13, 2018 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas—An F-16 Fighting Falcon’s sustained 9 g-force break turn is no small matter on a normal day. Imagine yourself there. Your head weighs 180 pounds and your arms... MORE

Front and Center: Be a leader people trust and come to with their problems
March 13, 2018 — Since he started in the 12th Maintenance Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in September of 2016, Dave Duggar has brought experience and innovation to the J-85 propulsion shop.... MORE

AETC commander discusses role of innovation in developing leaders
February 27, 2018 — Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, spoke to Airmen about the importance of developing innovators in today's Air Force at the 2018 Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 22 in Orlando, Fla.... MORE

Retired AETC pilot chosen for San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame
February 21, 2018 — Retired Lt. Col. James “Robbie” Robinson Jr., deputy chief of the requirements and resources division at Air Education and Training Command, has been selected to be inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame.... MORE

Individual protective equipment training prepares Airmen medics
January 23, 2018 — With support from Air Education and Training Command and various major commands, the AETC surgeon general has implemented new scenarios for Airmen to use individual protective equipment during the Expeditionary Medical Support Course and Aeromedical Evacuation & Patient Staging Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.... MORE

AETC explores learning possibilities through new pilot training program
December 7, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Education and Training Command is looking to explore how people learn and making a more efficient path to pilots earning their wings by revolutionizing... MORE

59th MDW arrives in Houston
August 31, 2017 — Members from the 59th Medical Wing from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas prepare their equipment to accept patients at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey Aug.30, 2017. The 59th MDW is part of a larger Department of Defense presence in an effort to aid eastern Texas following a record amount of rainfall and flooding.... MORE

59th Medical Wing supports Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
August 30, 2017 — A Lockheed C-5 Galaxy takes aim to Houston, Texas Aug. 30, 2017 transporting the 59th Medical Wing’s disaster relief teams. A 70-members from the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to provide medical attention to the 6 million residents of the greater Houston area after the city suffered catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Harvey.... MORE

Education, Training, Experience: The Continuum of Learning
August 9, 2017 — Air Education and Training Command is reimagining how Airmen are developed, through a paradigm shift in education, training and capitalization of experiences in a new concept: the Continuum of... MORE