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Air Education and Training Command personnel, aircraft to be featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
May 22, 2023 — The aircraft and personnel of Air Education and Training Command will be among the featured attractions at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from July 24-30... MORE

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Technical training students gain learning connectivity through expanded Wi-Fi project
May 4, 2023 — In an effort to advance learning opportunities for Airmen, and enable training and education from any device, Air Education and Training Command officials have expanded a project installing commercial wireless internet across the command and into all training dormitories... MORE

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Squadron unveils one-stop website for enlisted promotion study materials
March 28, 2023 — For many years, Airmen have had to search multiple websites and resources to find the necessary material for their enlisted promotion studies. This could be anything from learning what they need to study or finding audio files to help them prepare for the tests. However, all of this is now a thing of the past thanks to the Studies and Analysis Squadron at Air Education and Training Command... MORE

Studies and Analysis Squadron at Air Education and Training Command

Special Warfare, Air Force Recruiting teams develop programs, scour nation to attract candidates
February 16, 2023 — The capabilities that Special Warfare graduates provide are as needed today as ever before. That reality is the reason program leaders are working hard to attract a group of candidates who are broad, diverse and committed... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing trainees discuss a plan of action before a water confidence exercise.

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

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January is National Mentoring Month
January 10, 2023 — National Mentoring Month was launched in January 2002 to connect people invested in the mentoring movement and to help people accomplish their life and professional goals... MORE

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 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

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, gives closing remarks during the opening ceremony for the 52nd Anniversary of Celebrate America's Military outside the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 31, 2022

Special Warfare Training Wing hosts Lightning Challenge 2022
November 8, 2022 — The Special Warfare Training Wing hosted Lightning Challenge 2022, an annual, service-level tactical air control party competition to identify the best TACP Airmen in the AF Nov. 3-4, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

The winner of the best tactical air control party Airman of Lightning Challenge 2022, 1st Lt. Joseph Messare (center), 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, poses for a photo with Col. Nathan Colunga (left), Special Warfare Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine (right), SWTW command chief (U.S. Air Force photo by Katherine Spessa).

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

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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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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

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AETC’s senior enlisted leader, Air Force enlisted development chief host Reddit ‘AMA’ Oct. 7
October 4, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Kathleen McCool will host a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about assignment priority updates for Force Generators live beginning at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Thompson is Air Education and Training Command’s senior enlisted leader, while McCool is the senior enlisted leader for Second Air Force. The two will take questions together for two hours... MORE

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AETC Commander focuses on developing Airmen for high-end fight
September 22, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education Training Command, emphasized the importance of developing Airmen for the high-end fight during a panel discussion with Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton, commander of Space Training and Readiness Command; and Maj. Gen. Case Cunningham, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander; at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 21, 2022... MORE

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Why Air Force leaders planned a game day to build warfighters
September 6, 2022 — Air Education and Training Command’s Future Operations division has only been around since May 2022, but the team is already hyper-focused on one of the Air Force’s most widespread, upcoming changes, Agile Combat Employment, that will ensure the service is ready to fly, fight and win – airpower anywhere, anytime... MORE

On August 23, 2022, three HQ AETC-based teams gathered to play Kingfish ACE at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Using the ACE model, each team had to understand the relationships between task, threat, capabilities and timing in order to successfully plan for and deploy Multi-Capable Airmen

Explore the growth mindset on latest 'The Air Force Starts Here' podcast
July 25, 2022 — A deep dive into the growth mindset and how Air Education and Training Command is using it to help develop the Airmen we need for tomorrow’s high-end fight is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast released July 20, 2022... MORE

Air Force Spark Tank unleashes AETC's capacity to innovate
July 21, 2022 — Air Education and Training Command has begun accepting innovative submissions that can significantly impact Air Force missions within the next six to 24 months from uniformed and civilian Airmen for the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition, now through Aug. 17... MORE

AFROTC grants accommodations for first Sikh cadet
July 19, 2022 — The Air Force has granted religious accommodations for Air Force ROTC’s first Sikh cadet. ... MORE

Air Force ROTC Cadet Gursharan Virk, third from left, takes part in Detachment 255’s color guard ceremony at a football game at the University of Iowa in 2021. Virk is the first Sikh ROTC cadet to be granted religious accommodations by the Air Force in observation of his faith. The accommodations include wear of a turban and facial hair. (Courtesy photo)

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