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New year, new name, same great content: "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast
January 2, 2020 — New year, new name, same great content on the latest episode of Air Education and Training Command’s "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast series, released Jan. 2, 2020... MORE

Pilot Training Next begins third iteration January 2020
December 26, 2019 — The Pilot Training Next program is part of Air Education and Training Command’s initiative to “reimagine” how learning is delivered to Airmen... MORE

Advance Force Development: Forging a new mindset through occupational competencies
November 8, 2019 — As part of the process to scale force development across the enterprise, Air Education and Training Command’s occupational competencies branch is working to forge a new training mindset by assisting career field managers with the development of competency-based learning models for the Air Force’s 266 career fields... MORE

AETC hosts Force Development Summit Dec. 16-17
November 6, 2019 — As part of the effort to better develop the Airmen required to support the Air Force we need, Air Education and Training Command will hold the first-ever Force Development Summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Dec. 16-17... MORE

AETC Command Team hosts Facebook Town Hall Nov. 14
November 5, 2019 — The AETC Command Team will host a Facebook Live Town Hall Thursday, Nov. 14 beginning at 2 p.m. central time. The commander’s intent is to outline his priorities to the command... MORE

Pilot Training Next, NASA launch collaborative research agreement
October 25, 2019 — Officials from Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next have established a strategic partnership with NASA, focused on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment... MORE

Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit activates
October 18, 2019 — The Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit officially activated during a ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Medina Annex Oct. 17... MORE

Occupational competency modeling topic of latest 'Developing Mach-21 Airmen' podcast
October 18, 2019 — The process to create occupational competency models for the Air Forced is the focus of episode 17 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released Oct. 10... MORE

AETC to host Developmental Special Experiences webcasts Oct. 3
October 1, 2019 — The Air Education and Training Command Developmental Special Experiences Branch will host two webcasts Oct. 3, 2019... MORE

Innovation's role in multi-domain operations on latest "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast
August 16, 2019 — The concept of innovation and its role in helping produce Airmen who more lethal and ready to execute the mission in the multi-domain operational environment is the focus of the latest episode of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" Air Education and Training Command's professional development podcast series, released Aug 14... MORE

340th Flying Training Group volunteers help make a Million Summer Meals for Kids
August 5, 2019 — Volunteers from the 340th Flying Training Group joined the San Antonio Food Bank’s effort to wipe out hunger when they participated in the Million Summer Meals for Kids campaign in July... MORE

AETC commander gets up-close, takes active stance with JBSA-Lackland mold issues
July 30, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, spent his first full day as commander on the job at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 29, examining facilities where mold conditions exist. “Taking care of our Airmen who execute the mission everyday will always be my top priority,” Webb said. ... MORE

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

AETC Airmen visit PACAF to enhance warfighter alignment
July 25, 2019 — Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron, both assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, visited Pacific Air Forces headquarters July 8-10... MORE

Enlisted PME topic of latest 'Developing Mach-21 Airmen' podcast
July 23, 2019 — A look inside the enlisted professional military education is the topic of the latest “Developing Mach-21 Airmen,” Air Education and Training Command’s professional development podcast series, released July 19... MORE

Technology changes special warfare, combat support training, recruiting at Air Education and Training Command
July 22, 2019 — Airmen from the 330th Special Operations Recruiting Squadron, Special Warfare Training Wing and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape are working together to recruit, train and create better Airmen for special warfare and combat support specialties with the help of big data... MORE

Project NEXUS tests developing technologically ready Airmen
July 19, 2019 — Air Education and Training Command officials began a beta test aimed at learning the best ways to introduce more technologically ready Airmen into units July 9 in Austin, Texas... MORE

Kwast salutes AETC team for 'failing forward' in learning, innovation
July 11, 2019 — In the nearly two years since Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast took command of Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, there has been change across many fronts of the Air Force’s recruiting, training and education enterprise... MORE

AETC, Air Force Academy, host technology-infused basic aviation skills training
July 9, 2019 — Colorado Springs high school students and recent U.S. Air Force Academy graduates are flying together -- in the classroom -- thanks to training devices that simulate the T-6 Texan II training aircraft. The Academy is hosting summer training sessions in partnership with Air Education and Training Command to explore the benefits of exposing students to basic aviation skills using virtual reality technology... MORE

Retired AETC brigadier general encourages future pilots
July 9, 2019 — Retired Brig. Gen. John Cherrey, former Director of Intelligence, Operations and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, spoke at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class’s 19-17/18 graduation June 28 in the Kaye Auditorium at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi... MORE